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Rotem and Mounir Saouma 5938
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Magis 2015
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
October 29, 2018
Another unsurprising but jawdropping discovery when encountering the Saouma wines: Magis, Mounir’s white Chateauneuf from the heavily limestone Pierredon vineyard in Bedarrides. It makes sense that a producer of great white Burgundy would quickly become enchanted by the possibilities here. Only 3% of Chateauneuf is white, and virtually all of it is bottled after 6 months. Mounir’s chateauneuf is aged 18-24 months and has already been compared to some of the great white Burgundy crus for its depth and minerality.
Rotem and Mounir Saouma Châteauneuf-du-Pape Magis 2015 (98 JD)
Jeb Dunnuck -December 13, 2018 "Based largely on Grenache Blanc, the 2015 Châteauneuf-Du-Pape Blanc Magis is a thrilling effort that has top Corton-like level of reduction and minerality to go with layers of white flowers,…
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Magis 2015 (97 WS)
Wine Spectator -October 29, 2018 "A beauty, with singed macadamia nut, brioche and hazelnut hints leading the way for a mix of creamed Jonagold apple, white peach, persimmon and Cavaillon melon flavors. A buried spine…
Rotem and Mounir Saouma Magis 2015 (96 VM)
Vinous -October 29, 2018 "Light brilliant yellow. A highly perfumed bouquet evokes mineral-accented pear nectar, orange gelato, iodine and mineral scents, along with a deeper suggestion of honey. Impressively energetic, sharply focused citrus and…
Sandrone 5923
Le Vigne Barolo 2014
Barolo
October 29, 2018
Le Vigne is a wine created from four different Nebbiolo vineyards, each of which brings its own contribution. This union generates an exceptionally complex wine that is round and harmonious on the palate, with fruity and spicy notes, and this approach of blending together plots is in fact the traditional one in Barolo.
Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 2014 (96 VM)
Vinous -October 24, 2018 "The 2014 Barolo Le Vigne once again shows the wisdom of blending fruit from different sites. If there is a vintage where blending has the potential to be the difference-maker,…
Related Materials: Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 2014 Tech Sheet (96 VM)
Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 2014 (95 WE)
Wine Enthusiast (Cellar Selection) -October 12, 2018 "Red berry, dried rose petal, exotic spice, menthol and a whiff of underbrush take shape in the glass. On the youthfully tense but focused palate, taut refined tannins and vibrant…
Château La Fleur-Pétrus 5877
Château La Fleur-Pétrus 2014
Pomerol
June 25, 2018
From a wine of utter charm, La Fleur-Petrus has through the developments of the last 20 years become a wine of profound depth and complexity, all the while retaining its irresistible, seductive edge. You could even call it the archetype of Pomerol.
Château La Fleur-Pétrus 2014 (98 JS)
James Suckling -October 25, 2018 “A wine evincing true enlightenment. It’s floral on the nose and also shows blackberries, stones, minerals and cedar. Full-bodied, yet its so fine-grained and tight. So, so long. It builds…
Related Materials: Château La Fleur-Pétrus 2014 Tech Sheet (98 JS)
Lucien Le Moine 5841
Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Les Beaux Monts” 2016
Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Les Beaux Monts”
December 03, 2018
Lucien Le Moine Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Les Beaux Monts” 2016 (95 VM)
Vinous -December 03, 2018 “Bright, medium ruby-red. Very ripe, slightly high-toned nose combines expressive rocky minerality with hints of flowers and white fruits. Communicates an impression of relaxed tension on the palate, showing a…
Lucien Le Moine 5837
Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Au-Dessus Des Malconsorts” 2016
Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Au-Dessus Des Malconsorts”
December 03, 2018
Lucien Le Moine Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Au-Dessus Des Malconsorts” 2016 (92 VM)
-December 03, 2018 “Dark red; a bit disturbed. Less pure on the nose than the last two Vosne premier crus, hinting at a leesy quality. Then chewy and ripe on the palate, conveying…
Lucien Le Moine 5833
Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Les Petits Monts” 2016
Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Les Petits Monts”
December 03, 2018
Les Petits Monts is a small, 9 acre vineyard just up-slope from Richebourg. Mounir Saouma says about Les Petits Monts that it is not far from Les Suchots, and on top of Richebourg, with a poor, dry soil. It is in character the opposite of Les Suchots, which is colored and tannic - it is a subtle and very fine wine, which shows little tannin, more floral notes and more of a St-Vivant character.
Lucien Le Moine Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Les Petits Monts” 2016 (93 WS)
Wine Spectator (93) -April 08, 2019 "Perfumed with rose, cherry, strawberry and sandalwood aromas, this red is elegant and silky. Lovely balance and harmony makes this very approachable now, augmented by a well-integrated structure for aging.…
Lucien Le Moine Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Les Petits Monts” 2016 (94 BH)
Burghound -December 03, 2018 “Notes of herbal tea, spice, black cherry and sandalwood lead to racy, intense and almost pungently mineral-driven medium weight flavors that possess a chiseled, driving and wonderfully long finish that…
Lucien Le Moine Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Les Petits Monts” 2016 (95 VM)
Vinous -December 03, 2018 “Bright ruby-red. Spectacularly pure, high-pitched, kaleidoscopic nose combines raspberry, blood orange and white pepper. Seriously dense and powerful but extremely young and not yet showing the harmoniousness of the Beaux-Monts,…
Lucien Le Moine 5830
Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Aux Malconsorts” 2016
Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Aux Malconsorts”
December 03, 2018
Lucien Le Moine Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Aux Malconsorts” 2016 (92 VM)
Vinous -December 03, 2018 “Dark red; a bit disturbed. Less pure on the nose than the last two Vosne premier crus, hinting at a leesy quality. Then chewy and ripe on the palate, conveying…
Lucien Le Moine Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Aux Malconsorts” 2016 (94 BH)
Burghound -December 03, 2018 “A restrained and slightly grumpy nose requires aggressive swirling to coax the aromas of red and dark cherry, a wide range of spice elements and touch of sandalwood to reveal…
Lucien Le Moine 5827
Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Les Suchots” 2016
Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Les Suchots”
December 03, 2018
Les Suchots is one of Lucien Le Moine’s finest Crus every year. Mounir says that, like Échézeaux, there is an almost Syrah-like character of licorice and smoke. Les Suchots is a wine with a lot of tannin and less of a classic, delicate Burgundian profile.
Lucien Le Moine Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Les Suchots” 2016 (92 BH)
Burghound -December 03, 2018 “Moderate reduction masks everything save for a few spice elements. The rich, full-bodied and very generously proportioned flavors brim with an abundance of dry extract while showing fine persistence on…
Lucien Le Moine Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Les Suchots” 2016 (93 VM)
Vinous -December 03, 2018 “Bright ruby. Slightly compact aromas of black cherry, licorice, menthol and dark chocolate. Very ripe on the palate but with terrific inner-mouth tension, showing as much red fruits as black…
Lucien Le Moine 5824
Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru “Aux Boudots” 2016
Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru “Aux Boudots”
October 24, 2018
Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru “Aux Boudots” 2016 (94 BH)
Burghound -December 03, 2018 “A very ripe yet still agreeably fresh nose features notes of warm earth, poached plum, mocha and cassis. There is excellent richness to the solidly concentrated and well-detailed flavors that…
Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru “Aux Boudots” 2016 (94 VM)
Vinous -December 03, 2018 “Bright, full ruby. Deep, almost liqueur-like aromas of cassis and black cherry; there’s something old school about this. Hugely concentrated and mouthfilling, with its very ripe flavors of cassis, blackberry,…
Lucien Le Moine 5821
Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru “Les Vaucrains” 2016
Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru “Les Vaucrains”
December 03, 2018
The commune of Nuits-Saint-Georges is the southernmost commune of the Côte de Nuits, and includes, from a viticultural standpoint, the small adjoining commune of Prémeaux-Prissey. There are 431 acres of vineyards which take this appellation at the village level, of which 29 are in Prémeaux. Of the 1er Cru vineyards, numbering 36, 28 vineyards occupy 248 acres in Nuits-Saint-Georges; the remaining eight, in Prémeaux, cover 104 acres. The Les Vaucrains is a vineyard of 15 acres lying upslope at 260-280 meters in the south part of Prémeaux.
Lucien Le Moine Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru “Les Vaucrains” 2016 (94 BH)
Burghound -December 03, 2018 “This is so deeply colored that it stains the glass. The restrained and beautifully layered nose is composed by notes of earth, game, smoke and fresh black currant. The rich,…
Lucien Le Moine Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru “Les Vaucrains” 2016 (95 VM)
Vinous -December 03, 2018 “Bright, full ruby. Lively aromas of black fruits and violet are given an airy quality by limestone lift. Juicy, penetrating and a bit youthfully imploded, with its rich flavors of…
Lucien Le Moine 5815
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Les Champeaux” 2016
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Les Champeaux”
December 03, 2018
Lucien Le Moine Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Les Champeaux” 2016 (93 BH)
Burghound -December 03, 2018 “Liqueur-like aromas of various dark berries are liberally cut with notes of the sauvage, earth and a wisp of humus. The intense, focused and linear middle weight flavors exhibit ample…
Lucien Le Moine Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Les Champeaux” 2016 (94 VM)
Vinous -December 03, 2018 “Bright ruby-red. Deep, brooding, very pure aromas of black cherry, dark raspberry, cocoa powder and earth. Pliant, harmonious and sweet if without quite the power of the Morey-Saint-Denis Clos des…
Lucien Le Moine 5811
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Aux Combottes” 2016
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Aux Combottes”
December 03, 2018
Lucien Le Moine Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Aux Combottes” 2016 (93 WA)
Wine Advocate -March 05, 2020 “Unwinding in the glass with a deep bouquet of cherries, wild berries, incense, rose petals and spices, the 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Aux Combottes is medium to full-bodied, velvety and…
Lucien Le Moine Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Aux Combottes” 2016 (93 BH)
Burghound -December 03, 2018 “Reduction flattens the underlying fruit. Otherwise there is a slightly finer mouth feel to the rich, vibrant and attractively delineated medium weight flavors that terminate in a youthfully austere and…
Lucien Le Moine 5808
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Lavaut Saint-Jacques” 2016
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Lavaut Saint-Jacques”
December 03, 2018
Estournelles St Jacques sits just above Lavaut St Jacques, a five acre vineyard at the top of the slope. Mounir Saouma describes this wine by staying it is in character between Les Cazetiers, which is fine and subtle, and Lavaut St Jacques, which is more powerful and tannic. Estournelles St Jacques has a beautiful balance, and a lovely weight that also displays subtlety.
Lucien Le Moine Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Lavaut Saint-Jacques” 2016 (94 VM)
Vinous -December 03, 2018 “Bright ruby-red. An aroma of medicinal black cherry comes across as quite fresh for this cuvée. Dense and sappy, with a flavor of black cherry syrup enlivened by savory limestone-driven…
Lucien Le Moine Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Lavaut Saint-Jacques” 2016 (94 BH)
Burghound -December 03, 2018 “Reduction dominates today. Otherwise there is outstanding size, weight and intensity to the larger-scaled, muscular and much more powerful flavors that are not nearly as elegant but they do deliver…
Lucien Le Moine 5802
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Estournelles-Saint-Jacques” 2016
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Estournelles-Saint-Jacques”
October 24, 2018
Estournelles St Jacques sits just above Lavaut St Jacques, a five acre vineyard at the top of the slope. Mounir Saouma describes this wine by staying it is in character between Les Cazetiers, which is fine and subtle, and Lavaut St Jacques, which is more powerful and tannic. Estournelles St Jacques has a beautiful balance, and a lovely weight that also displays subtlety.
Lucien Le Moine Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Estournelles-Saint-Jacques” 2016 (92 VM)
Vinous -November 02, 2018 “Bright red-ruby. Aromas of raspberry, strawberry and milk chocolate convey a syrupy ripeness. Plush and pliant in the mouth, as much red fruit as black in character. Offers good concentration…
Lucien Le Moine Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Estournelles-Saint-Jacques” 2016 (93 BH)
Burghound -November 02, 2018 “Here too there is an attractive freshness to the cool and restrained aromas of cassis, plum and soft earth and floral wisps. The racy, intense and overtly stony middle weight…
Lucien Le Moine 5799
Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru “Les Genavrières” 2016
Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru “Les Genavrières”
November 02, 2018
The 1er Cru Genavrières is located on the highest part of the Clos de la Roche vineyard. The wine has both the body of the Clos de la Roche and the finesse of this high part of Morey St Denis. The vines here were once exclusively white, but have gradually been taken over by Pinot Noir. The site is very rocky, with a visibly high content of limestone in the soils.
Lucien Le Moine Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru “Les Genavrières” 2016 (93 VM)
Vinous -November 02, 2018 “Bright ruby-red. Sappy black cherry, brown spices, orange zest and flowers on the nose; there’s an almost exotic note of fruit syrup here yet the overall impression is dark and…
Lucien Le Moine Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru “Les Genavrières” 2016 (93 BH)
Burghound -November 02, 2018 “An overtly spicy nose speaks of plum, violet and dark cherry scents. The rich and sappy flavors possess a velvety palate impression yet despite the seductive mouth feel there is…
Lucien Le Moine 5796
Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Les Baudes”
Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Les Baudes”
November 02, 2018
Lying just under Bonnes-Mares, Les Baudes shows a more structured and powerful side of Chambolle-Musigny.
Lucien Le Moine Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Les Baudes” 2016 (94 VM)
Vinous -November 02, 2018 “Healthy red-ruby color. Soil-driven aromas of black raspberry, smoky minerals, wild herbs and pungent black licorice. Then dense and deep but relaxed, with a Chambolle fluidity of texture supported by…
Lucien Le Moine Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Les Baudes” 2016 (94 BH)
Burghound -November 02, 2018 “A deft touch of wood can be found on the dark pinot fruit, spice, floral and newly turned earth aromas. There is once again excellent punch and a taut muscularity…
Lucien Le Moine 5790
Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Les Hauts Doix” 2016
Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Les Hauts Doix”
November 02, 2018
Les Haut Doix is a small vineyard between Les Charmes and Les Amoureuses. It sits within Les Amoureuses before the road to Les Charmes, but the wines show more acidity and fresh fruit than Les Amoureuses. It is crisper, less spicy, with fruit that is less ripe in character than Les Amoureuses. There is less drainage in this vineyard, and the soil is more viscous.
Lucien Le Moine Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Les Hauts Doix” 2016 (93 BH)
Burghound -November 02, 2018 “Whiffs of raspberry, red currant and cherry enjoy added breadth in the form of spice, floral and orange pekoe tea. The much sleeker and more refined if substantially less powerful…
Lucien Le Moine Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Les Hauts Doix” 2016 (95 VM)
Vinous -November 02, 2018 “Bright medium ruby. Very dark, discreet scents of black raspberry, crème de cassis, licorice and flowers; rather Musigny-like. Densely packed, intense and energetic, boasting terrific savory minerality and inner-mouth violet…
Lucien Le Moine 5787
Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Les Amoureuses” 2016
Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Les Amoureuses”
November 02, 2018
This esteemed vineyard bordering Musigny and Clos de Vougeot regularly produces one of Lucien Le Moine’s most celebrated wines. Mounir says that the vineyard parcel from which his wine comes from has roots that go deep into the rocks, and the wine can be described as one with a lot of minerality, but with very little tannin or acidity, and notably a character of a very limited attack that draws out to an incredibly persistent finish.
Lucien Le Moine Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Les Amoureuses” 2016 (93 BH)
Burghound -November 02, 2018 “Like several of the preceding wines, this is aromatically quite restrained though a bit of aeration eventually exposes a lovely range of spice elements on the lavender-inflected red and dark…
Lucien Le Moine Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Les Amoureuses” 2016 (95 VM)
Vinous -November 02, 2018 “Bright ruby-red. Very dark, rather masculine nose offers aromas of black raspberry, boysenberry and violet. Wonderfully dense, concentrated and pure but youthfully restrained, with its refined dark fruit and bitter…
