Lucien Le Moine, Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux Saint Jacques, 2005 so101625 spain offer and contemplative

and contemplative

and the Vieilles Vignes is the bottling that made the case

a Grosses Gewächs site of blue slate and quartzite soils that produces some of Germany’s most powerful and ageworthy dry Rieslings

Nine Cabernet Sauvignon clones contribute to its complexity

and tea-like herbal notes

Lucien Le Moine, Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux Saint Jacques, 2005 so101625 spain offer and contemplativeLucien Le Moine is the Beaune micro negociant run by Mounir Saouma, who built a cult reputation not by farming but by mastering elevage, the art of raising wine in barrel. He buys already fermented wines made by hand, then ages them in oak with a famously deft, hands off touch that draws out perfume and depth. Lavaux Saint Jacques is one of Gevrey Chambertin's finest premier crus, and Saouma's restrained style lets its cool fruit and complex mid