The Vintage 2023 Domaine Georges Roumier release captures a remarkably charming, highly aromatic, and expressive expression of Chambolle-Musigny, navigating a high-yielding and warm Burgundian growing season through strict yield management and Christophe Roumier’s masterful, light-handed extraction. Incorporating his signature partial whole-cluster fermentations (~60% whole-cluster), the 2023s open with vibrant, lifted aromas of fresh red cher...
Founded in 1924 by Georges Roumier following his marriage to Geneviève Quanquin, Domaine Georges Roumier stands as one of the most revered sanctuaries of Pinot Noir in Burgundy. While Georges established the estate's international standing in the mid-20th century, it was his grandson, Christophe Roumier (who joined in 1981 and took full charge in 1984), who elevated the domaine into the stratosphere of modern cult viticulture.
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In the Vineyard: Practicing organic farming principles without synthetic pesticides or herbicides. Plowing is maintained to force vine roots deep into the limestone bedrock. Yields are strictly controlled via winter pruning and green harvesting when necessary, prioritizing old-vine massale selections to preserve aromatic complexity and natural balance.
Christophe makes the wine as naturally as possible, vines are hand-tended
Fermentation & Extraction: Vinification takes place in open-top concrete and wooden vats using purely indigenous yeasts. Stems are selectively used depending on vintage and parcel maturity (typically 75–90% destemmed). Extraction is remarkably gentle—relying on careful cold-soaking followed by light pumping over (remontage) and occasional punching down (pigeage) to av...
Nose: Roumier wines rarely push bold, exotic oak or heavy, overripe fruit. Instead, they present a soaring, lifted aromatic bouquet dominated by pomegranate, tart red cherry, crushed violets, dried sage, and damp limestone earth.
Palate: Texturally, they are renowned for a velvety yet tensile mouthfeel. Rather than broad weight, the wines display exceptional verticality—precision, salinity, and a seamless transition from the mid-palate into...
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