2022 Lucien Le Moine Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Grande Ruchottes

e are thrilled to offer the 2022 Lucien Le Moine Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Grande Ruchottes’, a masterful Chardonnay from one of Chassagne’s most elegant and mineral-driven premier cru sites. Nestled on the upper slopes of Chassagne-Montrachet, Grande Ruchottes is known for its shallow, rocky soils and cooler microclimate, producing wines of precision, tension, and longevity. The 2022 vintage is luminous and poised, opening with lifted aromas of Meyer lemon, crushed limestone, white flowers, and subtle spice. The palate is taut and linear, showcasing citrus oil, green apple skin, and flint, underscored by finely integrated oak and a striking saline finish. This is a wine of purity and restrained power, promising complexity and development over the next decade. While formal critic scores for this bottling have not yet been published, Lucien Le Moine’s Premier Cru whites frequently garner 95+ point ratings from Wine Advocate, Burghound, and Vinous, and the 2022 vintage has already been praised broadly for its clarity and finesse across the Côte de Beaune. Lucien Le Moine was founded by Mounir Saouma and Rotem Brakin in 1999, after years of study in Burgundy and winemaking experience in monastic cellars. Their micro-négociant model focuses exclusively on Premier and Grand Cru vineyards, sourcing tiny quantities of top-tier fruit and aging the wines with intense care and minimal intervention. Every wine is aged on its lees in custom-selected barrels, with no racking, fining, or filtration, allowing each terroir to fully express its character. Production of this wine is extremely limited, and allocations are highly sought after—an exceptional opportunity to secure a profound expression of Chassagne-Montrachet from one of Burgundy’s most exacting artisans.