2011s from Lucien Le Moine with Mounir Saouma

The Swedish importer of Lucien Le Moine, Wineworld, invited to a very rewarding tasting of some 2011s from Lucien Le Moines together with Mounir Saouma. There was one flight each of white and red Burgundies, plus some Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines.

• 2011 Lucien Le Moine Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  Nose with butter, yellow apples, some hazelnuts, zest, and mineral; classical and somewhat developed. The impression is that we’re not just talking about "oak barrel buttery notes" but a note that is derived from both ripe grapes and such development that come normally with time. Palate with ripe yellow apples, some winter apples, citrus, mineral, high acidity, good concentration, and a long aftertaste with citrus and acidity. 91 p
  
  This wine has slightly "heavy" profile and is open for business with a rather classical Meursault style in general, rather than how young Meursault Perrières often is, which too me means more tight and mineral-packed.

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• 2011 Lucien Le Moine Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

  Nose with butter, ripe yellow apples, some winter apples, peach, discrete nutty note, some zest, mineral, slightly flowery. Gives an impression of development and maturity, and shows the most oxidation notes of the four whites. Palate with yellow apples, winter apples, some cider and Sherry character (in a positive sense), noticeable minerality and a long aftertaste. Classical, comes across as developed already. 92 p

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• 2011 Lucien Le Moine Corton Blanc 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru

  Nose with apple, freshly cut pear, white peach and rather discrete oak notes with a buttery note that was rather discrete in the beginning but grew with time in the glass, as well as some mineral and flowery notes. Palate with yellow apples, butter, powerful concentration, good acidity, citrus, good minerality, and a long aftertaste with mineral. A good and powerful wine, but doesn’t quite reach the same level of elegance as the Corton-Charlemagne, mainly due to the finish. 91 p.

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• 2011 Lucien Le Moine Corton-Charlemagne 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

  Powerful nose with butter, ripe yellow apple, peach, spice, some mineral, and some development. Palate with citrus, apple, noticeable minerality, powerful concentration, high acidity, fine finish and aftertaste. More minerality on the palate than in the nose, more butter and spice notes than the 2011 Corton Blanc. Classical style with fine elegance, 93 p.

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• 2011 Lucien Le Moine Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

  Rather discrete nose with cherries, some spice, noticeable minerality with a certain “tough stoniness” that I consider typical for 2011. Palate with cherries, noticeable minerality, high acidity, and a slightly tough style. A very mineral-dominated wine, comes across as quite young, 90 p?

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• 2011 Lucien Le Moine Charmes-Chambertin 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru

  Nose with ripe cherries, dark fruit, some impression of sweetness of fruit, some spice and mineral. Palate with good concentration and fine sweetness of fruit, ripe sweet strawberries with cherries, and some tannin that shows a bit of a tough profile. A well polished and rather young wine, 93 p.
  
  Charmes-Chambertin was that of the red wines that I found to be in least need of cellaring to show, well, charm, although time in cellar definitely won’t harm it. It also had the darkest notes and most powerful nose of the four red 2011 Burgundies.

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• 2011 Lucien Le Moine Clos de la Roche 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru

  Nose with ripe cherries, strawberries, mineral, spice notes and some tough “2011-typical” notes. Palate with good concentration, strawberries and cherries, quite pronounced minerality, and a distinct toughness in the palate with a high acidity. Young and at present rather tough, 92 p.

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• 2011 Lucien Le Moine Echezeaux 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

  Nose with ripe strawberries, cherries, flowery notes, some spice, and well integrated oak notes. Palate with good concentration, quite mineral-dominated, red berries and some dark berries in the background, slightly tough style and with a high acidity. Young and at present slightly tough, 92 p.

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The label doesn’t actually say Lucien Le Moine, but rather Rotem & Mounir Saouma.

• 2011 Rotem & Mounir Saouma Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Magis 91 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Nose with white peach, butter, some oak, mineral, and discrete flowery aromas. Slightly oily palate with good concentration, yellow apples, white peach, mineral, freshness, and a medium acidity. 91 p
  
  This wine definitely showed some similarities to the white Burgundies from Lucien Le Moine, including some notes of maturity, so the philosophy of this wine house seems to come through also when they produce wine at another address.

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• 2011 Rotem & Mounir Saouma Châteauneuf-du-Pape Omnia 90 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Nose with ripe red berries, beetroot!, some dark berries, spice notes, slightly flowery, a rather "nice" and berry-dominated Châteauneuf-du-Pape nose. Palate with ripe red berries, good concentration, a light fiery note, good acidity, medium tannins, fresh aftertaste. Young, but with good freshness, 90 p.

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• 2010 Rotem & Mounir Saouma Châteauneuf-du-Pape Arioso 93 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Nose with dark berries, blackberries, liquorice, graphite, tar, spice notes, noticeable but well integrated oak. Palate with ripe dark and red berries, powerful concentration, finely integrated sweetness of fruit, good acidity, medium(+) tannins of a velvety character, and a long aftertaste with tart berries. Definitely impressive, 93 p.

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