Domain Georges Roumier Chambolle Musigny Combottes 2010
The 2010 Domaine Georges Roumier Chambolle-Musigny Les Combottes is a red Burgundy wine, classified as a Premier Cru within the Chambolle-Musigny appellation. 100% Pinot Noir from the Les Combottes parcel, it received 89-91/100 from The Wine Advocate and 17.5/20 from Jancis Robinson. Critics describe a wine with dark, juicy red fruit that is deep, firm, and fresh, featuring a dry and pure finish. The Wine Advocate suggests drinking it from 2018 to 2029; Jancis Robinson indicates a drinking window from 2015 to 2025.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- 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 Combottes
- Millésime
- 2010
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 Combottes
Les Combottes is an officially recognized climat for the Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru denomination, distinct from the neighboring climat Aux Combottes in the product specifications. It occupies the site of an ancient torrent descending from the combe of Chambolle and features a small depression that favors the interception of solar radiation. The terrain is described as a mixture of clay, pebbles, and very large rocks transported by water. The indications of eastern exposure, an altitude of around 260 meters, a gentle slope, and a clay-limestone subsoil published by Roumier concern his parcel and cannot be generalized with certainty to the entire climat.
- Vineyard commune
- Chambolle-Musigny
- Soil
- Mixture of clay, pebbles, and very large rocks carried down by an ancient torrent.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.275000 ha
- Indicative vine age
- Indicated average age: 19 years for the 2021 vintage.
Histoire de la parcelle
The climat Les Combottes is among the geographical designations that can accompany the Premier Cru mention in the product specifications of the AOC Chambolle-Musigny, an appellation initially recognized by decree on September 11, 1936. The INAO also recalls that a 1929 judgment had defined the Chambolle-Musigny appellation through a parcel-by-parcel delimitation of the fine wines of the commune. No historical chronology specific solely to the Les Combottes climat was found in the consulted sources.
