Lucien Le Moine Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru “Les Vaucrains” 2017 (93 WS)
“Racy and succulent, with firm tannins underlining cherry, currant and spice flavors. It’s balanced, needing time to absorb the oak. Very vibrant and pure. Best from 2022 through 2036.”
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Lucien Le Moine Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru “Les Vaucrains” 2017
Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru “Les Vaucrains”
The commune of Nuits-Saint-Georges is the southernmost commune of the Côte de Nuits, and includes, from a viticultural standpoint, the small adjoining commune of Prémeaux-Prissey. There are 431 acres of vineyards which take this appellation at the village level, of which 29 are in Prémeaux. Of the 1er Cru vineyards, numbering 36, 28 vineyards occupy 248 acres in Nuits-Saint-Georges; the remaining eight, in Prémeaux, cover 104 acres. The Les Vaucrains is a vineyard of 15 acres lying upslope at 260-280 meters in the south part of Prémeaux.
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Burgundy, France
In two decades of work, Lucien Le Moine has become one of the most talked about Burgundy producers, making some of the most sought after wines from the region. The approach is extreme – two people, together doing everything by hand, working with a dazzling array of Burgundy’s great terroirs.