Rotem & Mounir Saouma is the Rhone Valley operation of Rotem and Mounir Saouma, the couple who founded the Lucien Le Moine micro-negociant for Burgundies in 1999. Born in Lebanon, Mounir studied viticulture and oenology in Montpellier and worked at wineries in France and California before starting his business with his wife Rotem, who also has college degrees in agriculture and viticulture. The couple’s Rhone Valley domaine includes 15 acres in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and 22 acres in the Côtes du Rhône Villages appellation. The Saouma wines, whether in Burgundy or the Rhone Valley, have received complimentary reviews.