2007 Lucien Le Moine Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 88.7 points

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  5/23/2021 - soyhead wrote:

  juicy, fresh and savory, delicious. Reminds me a bit of a plum dipping sauce for moo-shu pork. Surprisingly youthful at age 14. Hold for development of additional complexity.

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  9/15/2017 - acyso wrote: 88 Points

  HDH auction tasting at Tru; 9/14/2017-9/16/2017 (Chicago, IL): A lovely nose with crispy red fruit that really exemplifies the brightness and lightness of the vintage. The palate is quite fresh, but shows a little bit of oak influence, and there's an odd acidity at the end that reminds me of the American oak in traditional Rioja. The tannins are quite taut as well; it's not the best for drinking now; we'll see with time if this integrates.

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  9/15/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points

  Wines Tasted at HDH Auction; 9/15/2017-9/16/2017 (Tru Restaurant - Chicago IL): Served double blind. Correctly identified as Vosne 2007 1er Cru. Good Asian spice, red cherry, moderately mature, slight herbaceousness on finish.

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  4/27/2010 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 88 Points

  Allen Meadows has always called Petits Monts a baby Richebourg. I've never been able to get on board with that comparison; Richebourg is all about muscle, and the best Petits Monts (i.e. Drouhin, Potel, and Forey) are instead distinguished by their silken elegance. The better comparison, it always seemed to me, is between Petits Monts and Cros Parantoux. Not so crazy given where they each sit on the slope. But with this rendition of Petits Monts from Lucien Le Moine I can sort of see what Meadows was talking about. This is a very muscular Petits Monts with a rugged, broad-shouldered tannic structure. I'm not sure it's entirely a success because when the wine is at cellar temperature it tastes too tannic, and when the wine warms up to room temperature it tastes too alcoholic. But the flavors are correct for the site, cranberryish pinot fruit with an unmistakable cinnamon/clove thing that's not just from the barrels. I had my oak magnifying glass fixated on this one given Le Moine's reputation. It does have more of a cedary taste than it ought to if it wants to win prizes for purity, but it is fairly mild in comparison to the fruit, which is fairly mild indeed considering the fruit is not especially concentrated here. A little more fruit density would have been nice. Given that construction I guess the "baby Richebourg" tag doesn't apply all that much after all; it's more like a *bony* Richebourg -- it's got the scale and shape but lacks some key material. . . . Of course, the vintage comes into play too. I can see how this could turn out to be a very successful bottling for Le Moine in a riper, richer year.

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