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Georges Roumier, Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses 2023
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Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2023 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses is exquisite, soaring from the glass with a captivating bouquet of sweet red berries mingled with rose petals, violets, incense, exotic spices and blood orange. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and sensual, it's deep and seamless, with a layered, suave and weightless but intense core of fruit, concluding with a lavishly perfumed and mouthwateringly mineral finish.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2023 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru has a showstopping bouquet with a mixture of red and black fruit, intense mineralité and ample energy. It's pure Pinot in all its unfettered glory. The palate has wonderful balance, superb poise and focus, filigree tannins and a long, tender, blueberry-tinged finish that goes on and on. This is a stunning Amoureuses from the top drawer.
About the Producer
The domaine was founded in 1924 by Georges Roumier, who began domaine bottling in 1945. He was succeeded in 1957 by his son Jean-Marie and now grandson Christophe, who joined his father in 1982 and took over completely in 1992. Most of the wines are rented (en fermage) from family members although Ruchottes Chambertin is held on a share cropping deal with an external proprietor, Michel Bonnefond. The wines are seductively fruity in their youth yet with excellent ageing potential. The grapes are sorted in the vineyard, with a table de tri at the winery since 2003. They are mostly destemmed, albeit depending on vineyard and vintage, with a few more stems being used recently – then placed in wooden fermenters. The juice is given a cool soak at 15° then allowed to start naturally. The juice is punched down twice a day and temperature controlled so as not to exceed 32°C. There is no great reliance on new wood in the maturation cellar, with 15-25% being used for village wines, 25-40% for premiers crus and no more than 50% for Bonnes Mares. In recent years Christophe has been searching for, and achieving, a greater sense of precision in his wines.
