Lucien Le Moine Richebourg Grand Cru 2005 — Vosne-Romanée, 0.75 L

Name: Lucien Le Moine Richebourg Grand Cru 2005 — Vosne-Romanée, 0.75 L
Brand: Lucien Le Moine
SKU: BOU-LUCIEN-MOINE-RICHEBOURG-2005-075
Price: 1560.00 EUR
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Lucien Le Moine

2005 · 0.75 L · RP 95, 97

€ 1 560,00

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Lucien Le Moine Richebourg Grand Cru 2005, a red Pinot Noir from Vosne-Romanée, bottled by a Beaune négociant-éleveur. Single 0.75 L bottle.

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SKU: BOU-LUCIEN-MOINE-RICHEBOURG-2005-075

Key facts

Vintage: 2005
Appellation: Côte de Nuits
Classification: Grand Cru
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Vintage rating: 98/100 — still tannic and youthful
Format: 0.75 L
Producer: Lucien Le Moine
Region: Burgundy
Country: France
Type: Red
Sweetness: Dry

Côte de Nuits 2005 on the Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart

Category: Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France, Grand Cru, Pinot Noir, Red, Wine

Richebourg Grand Cru 2005 from Lucien Le Moine

Richebourg is one of six Grand Cru appellations in Vosne-Romanée, and this bottle is the 2005 as bottled by Lucien Le Moine. The wine is red, dry and made from Pinot Noir. It is a 0.75 L bottle.

Illustration: Grand Cru slopes and stone walls of Vosne-Romanée in autumn

Richebourg: 7.40 ha of red-only grand cru

The Richebourg appellation was created in 1936 and makes red wine only. In 2008 it had 7.40 ha in production. It is one of 24 grand cru appellations in the Côte de Nuits, the hillside of Burgundy that produces mainly red wines from Pinot Noir.

Illustration: vaulted Burgundy cellar with oak barrels

Why Lucien Le Moine is not a domaine

Lucien Le Moine is a négociant-éleveur in Beaune, founded in 1999 by Mounir and Rotem Saouma. It owns no vineyards in Burgundy and buys wine from growers after fermentation.

In Burgundy the house makes only Premier Cru and Grand Cru wines from the Côte d’Or, at most 100 barrels (about 30,000 bottles) a year. It makes one to three barrels per cru, with no blending between barrels. Its barrels are made from Jupilles oak, the wines stay on their lees without racking, and they are bottled neither fined nor filtered.

Illustration: a glass of red Burgundy with duck and cherries

Côte de Nuits 2005 on the Wine Advocate chart

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart scores Côte de Nuits red 2005 at 98 and marks it as still tannic or youthful. That figure rates the whole vintage in the region, not this bottle.

Questions buyers ask

Which commune is Richebourg in?

Richebourg lies in Vosne-Romanée, in the Côte de Nuits. The appellation was created in 1936 and makes red wine only.

Is Lucien Le Moine a domaine that owns vineyards?

No. It is a négociant-éleveur in Beaune that owns no vineyards in Burgundy and buys wine from growers after fermentation.

Is 2005 a good vintage in the Côte de Nuits?

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart scores Côte de Nuits red 2005 at 98 and describes it as still tannic or youthful.

How many bottles does Lucien Le Moine make a year?

The house makes at most 100 barrels, about 30,000 bottles, a year, all of it Premier Cru and Grand Cru from the Côte d'Or.

Which grape is this wine made from?

Pinot Noir. The Côte de Nuits produces mainly red wines from this grape.

How much Richebourg does the house make?

The house makes one to three barrels per cru, with no blending between barrels.

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