Domaine Lucien le Moine Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2005 Champagnesalg and the highly deserved 100-point

and the highly deserved 100-point score you see here was enthusiastically assigned at the conclusion of a mini vertical in which I tasted and compared the 2016 vintage against 2015 (which I scored 97 points)

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Domaine Lucien le Moine Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2005 Champagnesalg and the highly deserved 100-pointVinous The 2005 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru from Lucien Le Moine was an absolutely gorgeous wine, though following winemaker Mounir's advice, as with all of his wines, I afforded it a long seven hour decant and a vigorous shake. The bouquet has a crystalline purity, armed with maraschino cherries, fresh raspberry, orange sorbet and a touch of cold stone. The palate similarly has exceptionally fine clarity and precision, harmonious from start to finish,