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« Two thousand ten has something unique for red Burgundy, » said Mounir Saouma: « its combination of concentration from low yields and finesse. There weren’t a lot of berries per cluster, so the grapes were well aerated. This saved us in 2010. » Saouma added that the grapes ripened without rotting, and that with potential alcohols generally in…

2010 Maison Lucien le Moine Bonnes MaresRATING: (95-97) pointsFROM: Bonnes Mares Chambolle Musigny, Cote de Nuits, Burgundy, FranceVARIETY: Pinot NoirDRINK: 2025 – 2045 I tasted both barrels of the 2010 Bonnes-Mares. The first, from a parcel on the Morey border, reveals a cool, mineral-infused expression of fruit. The second, from a parcel in the heart…

The 2010s(!) had been moved to tank barely ten days before my visit, where they will remain with their lees for the next two months.  At that point, winemaker Mounir Saouma planned to bottle them in two flights.  Saouma describes 2010 as an exceptional year i »n terms of providing the ideal climatic conditions to make…

2010 Maison Lucien le Moine Chevalier Montrachet Grand CruRATING: (96-98) pointsVARIETY: ChardonnayDRINK: 2017 –ESTIMATED COST: $505The 2010 Chevalier-Montrachet is the vinous equivalent of cashmere. Impossibly elegant and refined, the Chevalier emerges from the glass with the most beautiful aromas and flavors imaginable. It is just as refined and aristocratic on the palate, where nuance, detail…

For more detail on Mounir and Rotem Saouma’s views of the 2009 vintage, please see Issue 42 or the database. They noted that none of the whites had been racked and no SO2 added at the time of my February visit. As has been the case in prior vintages, there are two versions of Montrachet,…

This is another stunning set of wines from proprietors Mounir Saouma and Rotem Brakin. Saouma and Brakin practice some of the most risk-taking wine making in Burgundy, especially with regards to elevage. The wines see extended aging on the lees with minimal sulfur. I tasted the 2009s in late June 2011. At the time the…

These wines from proprietor Mounir Saouma are impressive. Saouma sources small lots of wine from the best sites in Burgundy and does all of the post-alcoholic fermentation elevage in his cellar in Beaune. Saouma’s approach calls for long, slow malos, extended contact on the gross lees and no fining or filtration prior to bottling. Saouma…

Mounir and Rotem Saouma established their two-person micro-négoce in 1999. They describe the 2009 vintage as unique in that “typically, when you taste a pinot grape, you enjoy the juice and the pulp and then spit out the skin as it’s mildly astringent. In 2009 the skins were sweet too. Which we believe is in…

Bonjour, Venez nous voir à Vinexpo Bordeaux, nous y sommes au HALL 1 Stand D 222, du Dimanche 19 Juin jusqu’a Jeudi 23. 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 des journées à Thème ,…

In 2008, maintained Mounir Saouma, growers had to decide between two fundamentally different approaches: – Am I going to give in to fear because there is some rot, press gently; not macerate a lot; not keep a lot of lees; work with clean juice and plenty of sulfur? Or am I going to take another…