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2016 Lucien Le Moine, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru, Les Vaucrains
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Critics Scores
Wine Spectator
Black cherry, black currant and mint aromas and flavors lead off in this red, with mineral and spice accents adding depth. There are also serious tannins that put this red in lockdown for now. The essence of ripe fruit returns in the end, so be patient. Best from 2023 through 2043.
Vinous
Bright, full ruby. Lively aromas of black fruits and violet are given an airy quality by limestone lift. Juicy, penetrating and a bit youthfully imploded, with its rich flavors of blackberry, black cherry and bitter chocolate enlivened by strong mineral energy. Finishes very long and firmly tannic, with a structure to support extended aging. Mounir Saouma said he's likely to bottle this wine toward the end. Offers a sexy sweetness but comes across as less extreme than the Boudots, and showing less baby fat. Exciting potential here. (I also tasted the Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Cailles before the malo started, and it's a seriously dark, powerful wine with kirsch, licorice and violet flavors supported by a strong mineral backbone. But the wine's tannins were too disturbed by the malic acidity to attempt an early assessment. I did not taste the Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Saint-Georges, which also had not started its secondary fermentation.)(ST) (93-95)
Burghound
This is so deeply colored that it stains the glass. The restrained and beautifully layered nose is composed by notes of earth, game, smoke and fresh black currant. The rich, bold and massively constituted flavors brim with sappy dry extract while there is plenty of minerality evident on the very firmly structured, rustic and overtly austere finish. This is very Vaucrains in character and as such, it's clear that this is going to need a great deal of bottle age before it becomes sufficiently civilized to enjoy. (91-94)