Domain Georges Roumier Morey Saint Denis Clos La Bussiere 2005
The 2005 Domaine Georges Roumier Morey-Saint-Denis Clos de la Bussière is a Premier Cru red Burgundy wine made from 100% Pinot Noir. This cuvée comes from Clos de la Bussière, a Cistercian walled vineyard located in the southern part of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation and farmed as a monopole by the estate. The vineyard covers 2.5925 hectares on a gentle east-facing slope, with a rocky subsoil covered in iron-rich clays. The estate describes this Premier Cru as fleshy, powerful, and tannic, with notes of dark fruit and a long finish.
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
- Morey Saint Denis
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Georges Roumier
- Parcelle / Cru
- Clos de la Bussière
- Millésime
- 2005
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.
Clos de la Bussière
Le Clos de la Bussière corresponds to the officially designated climat "La Bussière", classified as a Premier Cru in the southern part of the Morey-Saint-Denis winegrowing area, near the border of Chambolle-Musigny. The appellation specifications state that the classification applies to the lieu-dit La Bussière in part. It is a walled Cistercian clos, historically farmed as a single unit and presented as a monopole of Domaine Georges Roumier.
- Vineyard commune
- Morey-Saint-Denis
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name refers to the Cistercian abbey of La Bussière, the medieval owner of the clos.
- Exposure
- East
- Altitude
- 265 m
- Slope
- Gentle slope
- Soil
- Clayey soil, also described as clayey and stony
- Subsoil and geology
- Documented presence of conglomerate fragments associated with Oligocene continental deposits
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 2.592000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 1953
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner and monopole of Domaine Georges Roumier
- Indicative vine age
- Average vine age: 35 years, according to the official 2024 vintage sheet.
Histoire de la parcelle
In the 12th century, the clos was a vineyard property of the Cistercian abbey of La Bussière, founded in 1131 in La Bussière-sur-Ouche. Domaine Georges Roumier states that this vineyard has remained a monopole since its medieval origins.
