Domain des Lambrays Morey St Denis Les Loups 2005
The 2005 Domaine des Lambrays Morey-Saint-Denis Les Loups is a Premier Cru red Burgundy wine produced in Morey-Saint-Denis by Domaine des Lambrays. Made 100% from Pinot Noir, it comes from the Les Loups parcel. The Wine Advocate awards it a score of 88-90/100. The critic describes a wine with nuances of rhubarb and black cherry, featuring an ample palate, fine and abundant tannins, and a long, savory, and saline finish.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Morey Saint Denis
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine des Lambrays
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Loups
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine des Lambrays
Domaine des Lambrays is based in Morey-Saint-Denis, in the Côte de Nuits, centred around the Clos des Lambrays, a grand cru of which it owns almost the entirety. The vineyard covers 13.2 hectares and also includes premier cru plots in Morey-Saint-Denis, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Vosne-Romanée and Puligny-Montrachet. Owned by LVMH since 2014, the estate is managed and the wines produced by Jacques Devauges.
- Owner
- LVMH
- Maître de chais
- Jacques Devauges
- Surface (ha)
- 13.20 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 40 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Le Clos des Lambrays first appears in February 1365 under the name ‘Cloux des Lambrey’ in a title deed belonging to the Abbey of Cîteaux. The vineyard belonged to the abbey during the Middle Ages, before being gradually divided up – particularly during the French Revolution – amongst more than seventy owners. The wine merchant Louis Joly acquired a significant portion of it in 1836, after which Camille and Albert Rodier continued the process of land consolidation from 1866 onwards. A major land consolidation is recorded in 1879. In 1938, the estate was passed on to Renée Cosson. In 1979, Fabien and Louis Saier bought the property together with Roland Pelletier de Chambure and undertook the restoration of the vineyards, the enclosure walls and the buildings, with Thierry Brouin as estate manager. Clos des Lambrays was officially granted Grand Cru status on 27 April 1981. Following the Saiers’ financial difficulties in the mid-1990s, Günter and Ruth Freund acquired the estate. Following the death of Günter Freund, LVMH became the owner of Domaine des Lambrays in 2014. Jacques Devauges, former estate manager at Clos de Tart, took over the management of the estate in 2019. Additional plots were incorporated into the vineyard from 2021 onwards, and the 2022 vintage is the estate’s first to be certified as organically farmed.
