Category: News

ROTEM & MOUNIR SAOUMA Chateauneuf-du-Pape Arioso Tasting NoteScore 98 I tasted this and I thought of the great Rayas from the late 1980s. Full body, bright fruit and a creamy texture. Its purity of fruit is amazing with dark berry, spice, meat and dried flowers. The first vintage of this was 2009. Made from old…

2013 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru white (93-95)2013 Chablis – Les Preuses Grand Cru white (89-92)2013 Chassagne-Montrachet “Caillerets” 1er white (90-93)2013 Chassagne-Montrachet « La Grande Montagne » 1er white (89-91)2013 Chassagne-Montrachet « Morgeot » 1er white (88-91)2013 Chassagne-Montrachet “En Remilly” 1er white (89-92)2013 Chassagne-Montrachet “La Romanée” 1er white (91-93)2013 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru white (93-95)2013 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru white (91-94)2013 Corton –…

James SUCKLING just published his report , after tasting some 200 or more 2013/2014 Wines We introduce you just his Top 4 Wines Thanks and Cheers MS 1-Lucien Lemoine Montrachet Grand Cru 2013 Tasting NotesA perfect white. A reference for chardonnay. Aromas of sliced apple, stone, lilac and honeysuckle that mesmerize you. Full-bodied, extremely dense…

By Antonio Galloni 1_2014 Domaine Vincent DauvissatChablis Les Clos Grand Cru(12.7% alcohol from a crop level of about 30 hectoliters per hectare, according to Dauvissat): Pale, bright yellow. Knockout pristine nose combines white grapefruit, quinine and iodine; at once perfumed and powerful. A wine of great energy and finesse, conveying outstanding cut and precision to…

Bonjour, Venez nous voir à Vinexpo Bordeaux, nous y sommes au HALL 1 Stand A 334 du Dimanche 14 Juin jusqu’à Jeudi 18. Nous vous conseillons de prendre un rendez vous pour discuter ou pour déguster. En dehors d’un assortiment de Crus présenter tous les jours , nous allons faire deux grandes dégustations : 1_…

Mounir Saouma’s unconventional winemaking yields outstanding wines from Châteauneuf and beyondby James Molesworth There are different ways to create a domaine. Most startups take a linear approach, learning from their neighbors, refining and evolving their style over time. Mounir Saouma went about it another way—exploring wild tangents and basically doing things that people told him…

14 TIMES FIRST PLACE OUT OF 21 TASTERS.And  there were a lot of TOP bottles.Enjoy! Executive Wine Seminars: 2009 Red Burgundies: The Grand CrusBy Howard Kaplan The 2009 vintage was a gift to France in many ways:  magnificent Bordeaux, luscious Rhônes, delicious cru Beaujolais, and the sexiest red Burgundies since 1990, but with better structure…

By Antonio Galloni « Two thousand thirteen is in the family of the classic Burgundian vintages, » said Mounir Saouma in November. « It’s a traditional vintage that required chaptalization. We had a combination of low yields and outstanding transparency to soil in the crus. The small crop level gave intensity but not power. » Saouma had his normal…

From Châteauneuf du Pape: The Lively 2013s and Lush 2012s (Apr 2015) by Josh Raynolds This domain, owned by Burgundy-based winemakers Mounir and Rotem Saouma is one of the most exciting new stories in the southern Rhône Valley. Burgundy lovers (mostly well-heeled ones) are by now acquainted with Saouma’s Lucien LeMoine reds and whites, which…

Mounir and Rotem Saouma established their two-person micro-négoce in 1999 that focuses exclusively on the very best 1ers and grands crus. They describe the 2013 as a “genuinely great vintage if you waited to pick, which many people did not because of the rot that was threatening the fruit after the October 5th and 6th…