Lucien Le Moine Collection

“The Lucien Le Moine whites and reds remain some of the most compelling wines being made in Burgundy” – Antonio Galloni

Lucien le Moine was founded in 1999, a partnership between Mounir and his wife Rotem.

What does Lucien Le Moine mean? The Enlightened One, a tongue in cheek tip of the hat to his origins. Mounir, the name of the founder is Lebanese and in their language Mounir means ‘light’, the french equivalent is Lucien.

Moine – The Monk. Refers to his intro into wine at a monastery in the Middle East. In the late 1980s, Mounir Saouma’s visit to a Trappist monastery in the Middle East led to a prolonged stay during which he worked in the monastery vineyards and first learned to make wine.  Studied Viticulture and Oenology in Montpellier, followed by six years working in Burgundy, other areas of France, and California.

Rotem comes from a cheese making family, studied agriculture in Dijon and after taking a national prize from the French academy of Agriculture for her study of the Cote d’Or, she focused on wine full time. With a seriously good pallet to match, they make quite the couple.

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