Domain Georges Roumier Bonnes Mares 1996
The 1996 Domaine Georges Roumier Bonnes-Mares is a red Burgundy wine from the Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru in the Chambolle-Musigny appellation. Crafted entirely from 100% Pinot Noir by Domaine Georges Roumier, it was awarded a score of 93-95/100 by The Wine Advocate. The publication describes a concentrated, complex wine with a broad structure, combining black fruits, violet, mineral and spicy notes, supported by supple tannins. The recommended drinking window is from 2005 to 2017.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Chambolle Musigny
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Georges Roumier
- Parcelle / Cru
- Bonnes-Mares
- Millésime
- 1996
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Georges Roumier
Domaine Georges Roumier is a family-run estate based in Chambolle-Musigny, in the Côte de Nuits. Founded in 1924 by Georges Roumier, it is now run by his grandson Christophe Roumier, alongside his sister Delphine. Its vineyards, comprising approximately 12.5 hectares under direct management, extend across Chambolle-Musigny, Morey-Saint-Denis, Gevrey-Chambertin and Corton-Charlemagne, amongst others.
- Owner
- Christophe Roumier (famille Roumier)
- Maître de chais
- Christophe Roumier
- Surface (ha)
- 12.50 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 40 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The estate was founded in 1924 by Georges Roumier, following his marriage to Geneviève Quanquin, who came from a family that owned vineyards in Chambolle-Musigny. Georges Roumier then settled in the village and gradually developed the family estate in the Côte de Nuits. He was one of the winemakers who bottled their own wines on the estate, at a time when this practice was still relatively uncommon. His son Jean-Marie officially succeeded him in 1961. In the 1950s, the estate expanded to include vineyards in Bonnes-Mares and the Clos de la Bussière in Morey-Saint-Denis, a 2.59-hectare plot acquired in 1953. A plot of Corton-Charlemagne was added to the estate in 1968. Jean-Marie Roumier then acquired a plot of Musigny Grand Cru in 1978. Christophe Roumier, a graduate in oenology, joined his father in the early 1980s, and the entire harvest has been bottled at the estate since the 1983 vintage. Since Jean-Marie’s retirement in 1990, Christophe Roumier has managed the estate and overseen the winemaking. The estate has also strengthened its independence by purchasing vineyards previously farmed under lease or sharecropping arrangements, notably in Charmes-Chambertin and Ruchottes-Chambertin. Chemical fertilisers were phased out in 1988, followed by herbicides in 1989; however, the estate is not certified organic.
Bonnes-Mares
Bonnes-Mares is a physically delineated Grand Cru of the Côte de Nuits, split between Chambolle-Musigny and Morey-Saint-Denis, with the largest portion located in Chambolle-Musigny. The vineyard forms approximately a rectangle south of Clos de Tart, on a gently sloping hillside with an easterly exposure. The light, gravelly, brown to reddish soils containing clay with flint rest on Jurassic limestone and white marl.
- Vineyard commune
- Chambolle-Musigny (principalement) et Morey-Saint-Denis
- Origin of the vineyard name
- Name attested since the late Middle Ages, of uncertain etymology. The BIVB favors the hypothesis of the old verb "marer", meaning to cultivate with care, rather than a reference to mother goddesses.
- Exposure
- east
- Altitude
- 250–280 m
- Slope
- gentle slope
- Soil
- Light and gravelly soil, brown or reddish, predominantly clayey with flint, approximately 40 cm deep.
- Subsoil and geology
- Limestone slab and white marl of Jurassic origin, dating back approximately 150 million years.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 1.392000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner
- Indicative vine age
- Average vine age indicated as 40 years for the 2024 vintage.
Histoire de la parcelle
The vineyard has been known as Bonnes-Mares since the late Middle Ages. The appellation of origin was recognized by the decree of December 8, 1936. Its production parcel area was subsequently approved by the INAO during the sessions of July 24, 1965 and June 1-2, 1988.
