Lucien le Moine

$43.00750ml

Citrus and stone, generous but crisp. Pair complex wines with richly textured, but uncomplicated flavors.

Try fettuccine tossed in a Meyer lemon cream sauce,

truffled lobster

or a wedge of ripe bel paese.

Eyes:

Straw Yellow

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, developing, citrus fruits, mineral, tropical fruits

Mouth:

Medium-Full Bodied, dry, medium acidity, moderate-high intensity, medium-long finish, citrus fruits, tropical fruits, mineral

Following the usual path for entry into the tightly held and family-dominated community of Burgundy growers and negociants, Lebanese-born Mounir Saouma learned to make wine during a prolonged stay at a Middle East Trappist monastery, setting up with his wife, Rotem, a small cellar dedicated to gravity-fed wines with little or no SO2, bottled only during a full moon. Wait, what?