Lucien Le Moine is a haute-couture trader/farmer maison created by Mounir Saouma and Rotem Brakin, a Lebanese couple. After the husband spent some time in a monastery and a first attempt at the art of making wine, then embarked on enology studies, he created his structure in 1999 to offer wine from the finest terroirs. The name of the maison comes from the nickname that his friends gave him as a result of his education in the Cistercian cloister: "Le Moine", the Monk. Lucien was the name given to him by the monks. Today, he produces 38 different crus, ranging from village wines to grand crus. The vinification and élevage are very precise and well done, as delicately and naturally as possible. A must-see.

Nestled between Morey-Saint-Denis and Vougeot, the Chambolle-Musigny appellation is one of the jewels of the Côte de Nuits. The Aux Combottes Premier Cru offers a remarkable terroir, resting on very fine, shallow clay-limestone soils with a high proportion of stones and limestone scree. After manual harvesting, the grapes are carefully sorted in the vineyard and again at the vathouse. Vinification is carried out in open wooden vats, with fermentation occurring spontaneously through native yeasts The wine is then aged in 228-litre French oak casks known as ‘pieces’, with 35% new wood, and bottled without filtration.
The wine displays a bright, clear ruby-red hue. The ethereal bouquet of exceptional finesse reveals aromas of fresh raspberry, Morello cherry, dried rose and black tea. The palate displays remarkable delicacy, seducing with its silky texture and very fine tannins, leading to a floral, subtly saline finish.