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Lucien Le Moine Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 2018 750ml

size
750ml
country
France
region
Burgundy
appellation
Cote De Nuits
subappellation
Bonnes Mares
WS
97
BH
95
WA
94
Additional vintages
WS
97
Rated 97 by Wine Spectator
Silky and refined, this is all about finesse and harmony. Sandalwood and Asian spices grace the core of cherry, currant, floral and mineral flavors. It's vibrant and long, with terrific intensity on the spice- and mineral-tinged aftertaste. Best from 2024 through 2048. 15 cases imported. ... More details
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Lucien Le Moine Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 2018 750ml

SKU 992313
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Professional Ratings
WS
97
BH
95
WA
94
WS
97
Rated 97 by Wine Spectator
Silky and refined, this is all about finesse and harmony. Sandalwood and Asian spices grace the core of cherry, currant, floral and mineral flavors. It's vibrant and long, with terrific intensity on the spice- and mineral-tinged aftertaste. Best from 2024 through 2048. 15 cases imported.
BH
95
Rated 95 by Burghound
92-95 An attractively layered nose features aromas of plum liqueur, black cherry, cassis and violet. The rich and full-bodied flavors are at once succulent but powerful and tautly muscular while delivering outstanding depth and length on the saline-inflected finish. Good stuff and decidedly built-to-age.
WA
94
Rated 94 by Wine Advocate
The 2018 Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru is showing nicely, wafting from the glass with a deep and incipiently complex bouquet of cherries, dark berry fruit and cassis, mingled with notes of cinnamon, rose hip and blood orange. Deep, full-bodied and concentrated, it's elegantly muscular, with a layered core of fruit, rich and powdery tannins, and succulent balancing acids. Broad-shouldered and introverted, this has a bright future ahead of it.
Product Details
size
750ml
country
France
region
Burgundy
appellation
Cote De Nuits
subappellation
Bonnes Mares
Additional vintages
Overview
Silky and refined, this is all about finesse and harmony. Sandalwood and Asian spices grace the core of cherry, currant, floral and mineral flavors. It's vibrant and long, with terrific intensity on the spice- and mineral-tinged aftertaste. Best from 2024 through 2048. 15 cases imported.
green grapes

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is one of the planet's most widely grown and enjoyed grape varietals, and thanks to the popularity of the key wines it is associated with – Burgundy and Champagne – it has successfully spread from its native home in France to much of the wine producing world. Pinot Noir means 'black pine' in French, and this refers to the extremely dark, inky color of the fruit, and the fact that it grows in conical bunches, resembling a large pine cone. It has long been revered for its wide range of refreshing, summery flavors, and the fact that it produces red wines of a beautiful garnet color and light body. More recently, sparkling wines made exclusively with Pinot Noir have been extremely popular, and the orchard notes found in the fizzy 'blanc des noirs' wines mark out just how versatile this grape varietal really is. Despite being notoriously difficult to grow, it isn't hard to see why this grape is now found in vineyards all over the world, as it is synonymous with romance and decadence, quality and fantastic flavor
barrel

Region: Burgundy

In the beautiful French wine region of Burgundy, there is archaeological evidence to suggest that there has been viticultural activity going on for at least two thousand years. To add to this, there are early written records praising the exceptional wines produced in this region dating back to the 6th century, making Burgundy one of the oldest established and still operational wine regions in the world. The region is most commonly associated with fine red wines, with Pinot Noir being the primary grape varietal grown on its rolling hillsides and gently sloping valleys. However, Chardonnay grapes are also produced in abundance for the production of their fine white wines, with both varietals benefiting greatly from the region's warm, hot summers and the superb soils which make up the terroir.
fields

Country: France

France is renowned across the globe for its quality wines and the careful expertise which goes into making them, but what is truly remarkable about this relatively small country is the vast range of wines it produces in such huge amounts each year. Not only are the finest red wines in the world said to come from the beautiful regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy, but elsewhere in the country we find the Champagne region, and areas such as the Rhone Valley and the Loire, whose white wines consistently receive awards and accolades by the plenty. This range is a result of the great variety of climatic conditions and terrain found in France, coupled with generations of wine makers working within single appellations. Their knowledge of specific terroirs and grape varieties has, over time, perfected the production of wines within their region, and the end results continue to impress the world to this day.
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green grapes

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is one of the planet's most widely grown and enjoyed grape varietals, and thanks to the popularity of the key wines it is associated with – Burgundy and Champagne – it has successfully spread from its native home in France to much of the wine producing world. Pinot Noir means 'black pine' in French, and this refers to the extremely dark, inky color of the fruit, and the fact that it grows in conical bunches, resembling a large pine cone. It has long been revered for its wide range of refreshing, summery flavors, and the fact that it produces red wines of a beautiful garnet color and light body. More recently, sparkling wines made exclusively with Pinot Noir have been extremely popular, and the orchard notes found in the fizzy 'blanc des noirs' wines mark out just how versatile this grape varietal really is. Despite being notoriously difficult to grow, it isn't hard to see why this grape is now found in vineyards all over the world, as it is synonymous with romance and decadence, quality and fantastic flavor
barrel

Region: Burgundy

In the beautiful French wine region of Burgundy, there is archaeological evidence to suggest that there has been viticultural activity going on for at least two thousand years. To add to this, there are early written records praising the exceptional wines produced in this region dating back to the 6th century, making Burgundy one of the oldest established and still operational wine regions in the world. The region is most commonly associated with fine red wines, with Pinot Noir being the primary grape varietal grown on its rolling hillsides and gently sloping valleys. However, Chardonnay grapes are also produced in abundance for the production of their fine white wines, with both varietals benefiting greatly from the region's warm, hot summers and the superb soils which make up the terroir.
fields

Country: France

France is renowned across the globe for its quality wines and the careful expertise which goes into making them, but what is truly remarkable about this relatively small country is the vast range of wines it produces in such huge amounts each year. Not only are the finest red wines in the world said to come from the beautiful regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy, but elsewhere in the country we find the Champagne region, and areas such as the Rhone Valley and the Loire, whose white wines consistently receive awards and accolades by the plenty. This range is a result of the great variety of climatic conditions and terrain found in France, coupled with generations of wine makers working within single appellations. Their knowledge of specific terroirs and grape varieties has, over time, perfected the production of wines within their region, and the end results continue to impress the world to this day.