Lucien Le Moine : Latricieres-Chambertin Grand cru 2019

Characteristics and Tasting Notes for the Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru 2019 Lucien Le Moine

Tasting

Color

The robe shows a bright ruby hue tending toward dark cherry, a shade typical of this Gevrey-Chambertin grand cru.

Nose

The nose opens on red and black fruit—raspberry, blackcurrant, and redcurrant—layered with kernel fruit, licorice, and spice, along with floral notes of rose and violet characteristic of the Latricières climat.

Palate

The palate combines power with restrained opulence and genuine elegance, built on a full, sappy body carried by fine-grained tannins, less massive than in neighboring Chambertin crus, and extended by a long, tension-driven finish.

Food and wine pairings

This grand cru pairs naturally with roasted white meats such as free-range chicken or guinea fowl, particularly when served with wild mushrooms or a cream and morel sauce. It also complements roasted game birds like pigeon and can accompany a delicately prepared beef stew. Once mature, it suits powerful Burgundian cheeses such as Époisses.

Serving and cellaring

Due to the residual carbon dioxide resulting from extended lees aging, it is recommended to decant this Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru 2019 for at least an hour before serving, allowing the bouquet to fully unfold. A serving temperature of 12 to 14°C is best suited to highlighting its fruit and freshness while still young.

Other characteristics

This wine is bottled without fining or filtration and benefits from minimal sulfur use, with an alcohol content of around 13.5% by volume.

Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru: Tension, Structure, and the Precision of Lucien Le Moine

The Estate

Lucien Le Moine is a micro-négoce house founded in 1999 in Beaune, in the heart of Burgundy, by Rotem and Mounir Saouma, who still run the estate today. Production is capped at 100 barrels per year, roughly 30,000 bottles, drawn exclusively from premier and grand cru vineyards across the Côte d'Or. Rotem and Mounir purchase juice just after pressing from select growers and personally oversee the entire aging process, guided by a philosophy centered on purity and the faithful expression of each terroir.

The Vineyard

Latricières-Chambertin is the southernmost grand cru of Gevrey-Chambertin, bordering Chambertin to the north. The climat lies at an elevation of roughly 240 to 250 meters, facing east on a gentle slope that favors morning sun exposure and natural drainage. Its soils are shallow and lean, dominated by hard limestone capped with Bajocian marl, providing moderate water retention for the pinot noir vines. The site is recognized as the coolest among the Gevrey-Chambertin grand crus, owing to the cold air channeled down from the Combe de Grisard, which brings added freshness and tension to the fruit.

Winemaking and aging

This Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru 2019 is sourced as juice purchased shortly after pressing from a partner grower, then transferred into barrels for a complete aging process under Lucien Le Moine's supervision. The wine rests on 100% of its lees throughout elevage, in barrels made exclusively from Jupilles oak with a slow toast adapted to the vintage. Fermentation and aging take place in a naturally cool, humid cellar, allowing malolactic fermentation to proceed slowly. The wine is bottled by hand, by gravity, without fining or filtration, preserving the purity and texture built up during aging.

Grape Varieties

This grand cru is produced from 100% pinot noir, the sole grape variety authorized in the Latricières-Chambertin appellation.