Lucien Le Moine Montrachet Grand Cru 2015
Score 100
Mind-blowing aromas of dried apples and dried mushrooms with hints of peat. Sicilian lemons, too. Full-bodied, dense and powerful. Yet, dry and vivid with a sense of muscle and dryness. Very tensioned and formed. Drink or hold. It’s a white for decades ahead.
Lucien Le Moine Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru 2015
Score 100
The aromas of spices, thyme, redcurrants and fresh herbs. A big and powerful grand cru yet it shows such freshness and brightness. Layered and dense. Incredible depth and tenure. The power of Burgundy. Drink in 2022 but amazing to taste now.
Lucien Le Moine Richebourg Grand Cru 2015
Score 100
An incredible wine with tar, rose petals, wet earth and cherries. Decadent and wild. Full-bodied, dense and layered. Powerful and structured. Yet, silky and polished. A truly great wine. Shows peach undertones, too. Needs six to eight years to open up.
Lucien Le Moine Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru 2015
Score 99
This is really an amazing white with such depth and density of fruit, which is well-layered and structured. Full-bodied and powerful. Truly amazing power and chewy mouthfeel. A white that is a grand cru red in stature and seriousness. Try in 2023.
Lucien Le Moine Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses 2015
Score 99
This phenomenal wine takes you to another place with its fruit, earth, sweet-tobacco and tea-leaf character. It has great structure but you don’t know where it is. A ethereal wine in every sense. Drink whenever you can get it.
Lucien Le Moine Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Hauts Doix 2015
Score 97
This has an incredible oyster-shell character with sea salt and limestone, which later changes to dark fruit. Full-bodied yet tight and dense with incredible depth and clarity. Peach undertones. Wow. A mind-blowing wine. Drink in 2022.
Lucien Le Moine Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 2015
Score 97
A dense and layered red with crushed stone, rust, dusted terra cotta. Sweet, smoked meat. Full-bodied, round and juicy with almost sweet fruit. Yet, round and fresh at the end. Bright and focused. Dense, sweet fruit. Drink in 2022.
Lucien Le Moine Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Caillerets 2015 Score 96
A linear and focused wine with a wild, energetic character that is simply electrified. Full-bodied, dense and layered with wild fruit and flamboyant. Drink or hold.
Lucien Le Moine Meursault 1er Cru Perrières 2015
Score 95
Dried apples, pears and crushed stone with some mollusk shell. Full body, dense and oily center palate with a sense of butter. Some mineral and salt. Dried fruits. Lemon rind. Macadamia nuts. Oyster meat. Drink now or hold.
Lucien Le Moine Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champs Gains 2015
Score 95
A curious wine that gives you ripe apples and pears with dried mushroom powder. Full-bodied, ripe and round with an underlying bright acidity. Gorgeous and complex white. Drink now.
Lucien Le Moine Vosne-Romanée Les Malconsorts 2015
Score 95
A vibrant and electric wine with blackberries, gooseberries and blueberries. Full, tight and intense. It’s toned and muscular, giving you a whipping of fruit and tannins. Needs four or five years to soften.
Lucien Le Moine Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champs Canet 2015
Score 94
This is like oysters, and it has dried-pear and apple character. Full body, bright acidity and vivid fruit. It’s so long and linear. Mineral and focused.
Lucien Le Moine Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets 2015
Score 94
A complex red that is tight and reserved yet it shows so much terra cotta and wet soil, which turns to salt and mineral. Full body and firm, silky tannins. Intense finish. Opens beautifully in the glass. Spicy. Drink in 2020.
Lucien Le Moine Meursault 1er Cru Genevrières 2015
Score 93
This is a very contrasty white with sliced-apple, pear and lime character on the nose and palate. Full body with sweet-tobacco, juniper and botanical undertones. It also has a very different set undertones such as sweet fruit and cream with fresh herb. Drink now.
