2024 Technical Specifications
Drinking Window 2034+
Classification Premier Cru
Region Les Amoureuses
Tasting Notes Burghound describes a cool, restrained and airy profile with intense floral character, red cherry, currant and spiced Asian tea; the palate is sophisticated and punchy, with pronounced minerality, outstanding length and a chiseled, youthful, austere and very firm finish.
Critics Ratings 92-94
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2018 Technical Specifications
Region Les Amoureuses
Production Details In the producer-hosted 2018 cellar report covering this wine, Saouma described retaining about 6 liters of lees in each barrel and deliberately interrupting malolactic conversion to prolong fermentation and slow maturation. These are stated as cellar practices for the 2018 wines rather than a separate analysis of the Les Amoureuses lot.
Tasting Notes Wine Spectator's non-blind assessment describes the 2018 Les Amoureuses as discreet, silky and refined, sharing the red- and black-fruit, floral, violet, raspberry and wild-cherry character observed across the neighboring Chambolle wines.
Critics Ratings 93-96
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2016 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Classification Premier Cru
Region Les Amoureuses
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details The house produced only one to three barrels per cru. Its 2016 production overview says reds were guided toward phenolic ripeness and acid retention with some whole-cluster use; wines were aged entirely on their lees with gentle bâtonnage a few times monthly and no racking. The cool, humid cellar delayed malolactic fermentation. Bottling was performed by hand under gravity after a full moon, without fining, filtration or sulfur addition at bottling. For this Les Amoureuses parcel, the PDF reports roots extending deeply into rock and characterizes the wine as highly mineral, relatively low in tannin and acidity, and exceptionally persistent.
Tasting Notes Vinous describes black raspberry, boysenberry, violet, bitter chocolate and saline minerality, with dense, pure fruit and noble tannins. Burghound describes lavender, red and dark raspberry, pronounced minerality, a refined caressing texture and a persistent finish.
Critics Ratings 92-95
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2015 Technical Specifications
Drinking Window 2030+
Region Les Amoureuses
Tasting Notes Burghound describes red- and dark-berry liqueur, lilac, spiced tea and sandalwood, followed by rich, concentrated, mineral and sappy flavors, a persistent balanced finish and a firm tannic spine beneath a graceful texture.
Critics Ratings 92-95
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2013 Technical Specifications
Drinking Window 2025+
Region Les Amoureuses
Tasting Notes The producer-hosted review describes spice, tea, dried flowers and red currant on a cool, restrained nose; the palate is intense, highly refined and strongly mineral, with energy, purity, a dusty texture, complexity and harmony.
Critics Ratings 92-95
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2012 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Pinot Noir
Classification Premier Cru
Region Les Amoureuses
Tasting Notes The producer-hosted review describes blackberry, blueberry and mineral aromas with a vivid bouquet; the palate is precise and focused, with strong acidity and a controlled, penetrating finish.
Critics Ratings 93-95
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Producer Information
Website
Address
1, ruelle Morlot, 21200 Beaune, Cote-d'Or, France
Phone
+33 3 80 24 99 98
Email
Owner
Mounir Saouma; Rotem Saouma
Cellarmaster
Mounir Saouma