Domain Georges Roumier Chambolle Musigny Amoureuses 2003
The 2003 Domaine Georges Roumier Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses is a red Burgundy 1er Cru from Chambolle-Musigny, sourced from the Les Amoureuses parcel. Crafted exclusively from Pinot Noir, it received 95/100 from The Wine Advocate and 16.5/20 from Jancis Robinson. The Wine Advocate describes a broad and powerful wine, concentrated around notes of spices, licorice, chocolate, and candied black cherry, supported by ripe tannins. The indicated drinking window spans from 2007 to 2017 according to The Wine Advocate, and from 2010 to 2014 according to Jancis Robinson.
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
- Les Amoureuses
- Millésime
- 2003
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.
Les Amoureuses
Les Amoureuses is a climat officially classified as a Premier Cru of the AOC Chambolle-Musigny, located immediately below the Musigny grand cru. Its morphology is heterogeneous: an upper southeastern-facing appendage precedes a main section curving from southeast to south, where the slope softens significantly towards the bottom. The shallow clay soil rests on a compact limestone substrate. The geology varies with altitude, with Calcaire de Comblanchien dominating in the upper two-thirds, while the lower third rests on Calcaire de Prémeaux and Marnes à Ostrea acuminata.
- Vineyard commune
- Chambolle-Musigny
- Origin of the vineyard name
- According to the BIVB, the name likely comes from the Burgundian expression describing as "amoureuse" (amorous) a clayey soil that sticks to one's feet when wet. Other interpretations exist, without absolute etymological certainty.
- Exposure
- Southeast in the upper northwestern part, then orientation curving progressively from
- Altitude
- 240–275 m
- Slope
- Around 5% in the upper appendage; up to about 20% at the top of the main section
- Soil
- Shallow clay layer, described as sticky when wet, resting on very compact limestone
- Subsoil and geology
- About the upper two-thirds on Calcaire de Comblanchien; lower third on Calcaire de Prémeaux and Marnes à Ostrea acuminata
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.396000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 1924
- Indicative vine age
- 2022 sheet: average age of 40 years; the estate also reports the presence of nearly century-old vines in Les Amoureuses.
Histoire de la parcelle
Les Amoureuses was already listed among the "first cuvées" of Chambolle in Jules Lavalle's classification published in 1855, right after Musigny and Petits-Musigny classified as head of cuvée. The AOC Chambolle-Musigny was recognized by decree on September 11, 1936. The specific parcel area granting the right to the Premier Cru designation was approved by the INAO on June 1 and 2, 1988, and the official specifications explicitly cite Les Amoureuses among the classified climats.
