Mounir worked in the monastery vineyards in the Middle East in the late 1980s and was where he first learned to make wine. He subsequently studied Viticulture and Oenology in Montpellier, followed by six years of working in Burgundy, other areas of France, and also in California, USA. His wife, Rotem, on the other hand, comes from a cheese-making family and studied agriculture in Dijon and eventually oriented her studies towards wine and even won a national prize for her study of the Cote d'Or from the French Academy of Agriculture. The name "Lucien Le Moine" comprises two references -...

Lying in the southern part of the famous terroir Les Amoureuses, Domaine de la Vougeraie owns a number of fantastic terroirs in Bourgogne, including 6 Grand Crus such as Musigny, Bonnes-Mares, and Charmes-Chambertin Les Mazoyeres, and are all managed by Pascal Marchand and Pierre Vincent. They offer a broad selection from village to Grand Cru that never disappoints drinkers. All their vineyards are accredited in biodynamic farming and have small yields as they are very strict in the picking of grapes to make sure only the highest-standard grapes go into the wine. In addition, their wines are never over-oaked and are charming from...

Comte Armand is among the list of top Burgundy domaines and the best in Pommard, and Clos des Epeneaux is their monopole dating back to 1826. The domaine moved to a new stage when Pascal Marchand took over the ruin and was succeeded by Benjamin Leroux. Nowadays it is managed by Paul Zinetti and it has also been accredited with organic farming since then. Domaine Comte Armand also acquired a few vineyards in Auxey-Duresses and Volnay in 1994. We opened a bottle of Domaine Comte Armand Auxey-Duresses 2017 yesterday and found it full with joy. Obviously, it contains lots of characters of the...

Please find below a shortlisted selection of this week’s arrival – the reds from Burgundy. The list includes a mix of familiar names such as Domaine Leroy, Fourrier, Meo Camuzet, JF Mugnier and Georges Mugneret-Gibourg, and a few very well priced Burgundy – Lucien Le Moine Bourgogne Rouge 2017 & 2018 – Sourced from 1er cru grape fruits, extraordinary Bourgogne Comte Armand Auxey-Duresses Rouge 2017 – We sampled a bottle last week and it’s brilliant! A baby “Clos des Epeneaux Monopole” which is more approachable now Genot-Boulanger Corton Lex Combes Grand Cru 2013 – A ready-to-drink Corton Grand Cru at just HK$650 per bottle! Please...

I am delighted to offer some rare finds from New Zealand and are considered as one of the top quality Pinot Noir in the southern hemisphere, Bell Hill is located close to Pyramid Valley in Waikari. The climate and slopes are similar to Burgundy, with the soil combined with chalk and limestone. Marcel Giesen and Sherwyn Veldhuizen began the winery in 1997. They started to plant the vines in a very dense pattern at up to 11,363 vines per hectare on the very steep slopes in the unique vineyard. The quality is unarguably outstanding and Joe Czerwinski from Wine Advocate commented on these beautiful...