{"product_id":"lucien-le-moine-bourgogne-rouge-2015-burgundy-france","title":"Lucien Le Moine – Bourgogne Rouge 2015 – Burgundy France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\nLucien Le Moine exists to make grand cru: around a hundred barrels a year, one to three per vineyard, from some of the most coveted sites in the Côte d'Or. The Bourgogne Rouge is the rare bottle that lets you taste that cellar's methods without the grand cru price.\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🍷 At a Glance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Pinot Noir\u003cbr\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bourgogne\u003cbr\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Côte d'Or, Burgundy\u003cbr\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2015\u003cbr\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lucien Le Moine\u003cbr\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003eWinemaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mounir Saouma\u003cbr\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003eHouse:\u003c\/strong\u003e A two-person micro-négociant in Beaune, founded 1999, capped at roughly 100 barrels a year across as many as fifty different crus\u003cbr\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003eÉlevage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long ageing on full fine lees with no racking, no fining and no filtration; malolactic deliberately delayed so the wine is protected by its own carbon dioxide rather than added sulphur\u003cbr\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003eBottling:\u003c\/strong\u003e By gravity\u003cbr\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003eServing temperature:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15–17°C\u003cbr\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry red wine\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e👃 Tasting Notes \u0026amp; Experience\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright, medium ruby\u003cbr\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003eNose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red fruit with the depth and savour long lees ageing brings\u003cbr\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fuller and more textured than most Bourgogne Rouge, thanks to the élevage\u003cbr\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003eStructure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine tannins with fresh acidity\u003cbr\u003e\n• \u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long for its appellation\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nMounir Saouma learned to make wine in the vineyards of a Trappist monastery in the Middle East in the late 1980s, then studied oenology at Montpellier and spent six years working in Burgundy, elsewhere in France and in California. The house name is personal rather than historical: Mounir means light in Arabic, of which Lucien is the French equivalent, and Le Moine — the monk — refers to those monastery years. He and Rotem Brakin founded the business in 1999 and still run it between the two of them, buying finished must from growers they know and raising it with almost no intervention. Critics sometimes call the approach modernist; Saouma's own view is that leaving wine on its lees without racking is as traditional as Burgundy gets. 2015 was a warm, generous vintage that gave real substance even at regional level.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e❤️ Why We Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n• The same hands and the same cellar discipline as the grand crus\u003cbr\u003e\n• From a house that makes only about 30,000 bottles a year in total\u003cbr\u003e\n• A generous vintage, at regional-wine money\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🍽️ Food Pairing Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n• Roast chicken, duck and charcuterie\u003cbr\u003e\n• Mushroom dishes and root vegetables\u003cbr\u003e\n• Soft and semi-hard cheeses\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e👤 Who This Wine Is For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n✓ Anyone curious about Lucien Le Moine without committing to a grand cru\u003cbr\u003e\n✓ Drinkers who like texture and lees character in their Pinot Noir\u003cbr\u003e\n✕ Not ideal if you want a light, simple everyday Burgundy\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lucien Le Moine","offers":[{"title":"750ml \/ 3 bottles","offer_id":48104063369268,"sku":"COL-MOINE-ROUGE-15-3PK","price":342.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"750ml \/ 1 bottle","offer_id":48211476676660,"sku":"COL-MOINE-ROUGE-15","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/1739\/2436\/files\/lucien-le-moine-bourgogne-rouge-2015-2000.png?v=1789863722","url":"https:\/\/www.inbodega.com\/products\/lucien-le-moine-bourgogne-rouge-2015-burgundy-france","provider":"InBodega","version":"1.0","type":"link"}