Domaine Robert Groffier Chambertin Clos de Beze 2017
In 2017, Domaine Robert Groffier presents a red Burgundy wine from the Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze parcel, classified as a Grand Cru. Crafted exclusively from Pinot Noir, it comes from a Côte de Nuits appellation reserved for red wines made from this varietal. The Chambertin-Clos de Bèze climat, located in the commune of Gevrey-Chambertin, covers 15 hectares in production.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Gevrey Chambertin
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Robert Groffier
- Parcelle / Cru
- Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze
- Millésime
- 2017
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Robert Groffier
Domaine Robert Groffier Père & Fils is a family-run estate in the Côte de Nuits, based in Morey-Saint-Denis. Its eight hectares of Pinot Noir are situated mainly in Chambolle-Musigny and also in Gevrey-Chambertin, with no vines in Morey-Saint-Denis. Nicolas Groffier now manages the estate and oversees winemaking, alongside his sister Julie, who is part of the family management team.
- Owner
- Famille Groffier (notamment Nicolas et Julie Groffier)
- Maître de chais
- Nicolas Groffier
- Surface (ha)
- 8.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The Groffier family’s roots in viticulture date back to the 19th century, with Frédéric Groffier. Between the 1930s and 1950s, Jules Groffier built up a significant part of the family’s wine-growing estate in Chambolle-Musigny and in the grands crus, notably at Les Amoureuses, Bonnes-Mares and Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze. His son Robert Groffier, born in 1931, began working in the vineyards in 1945 and established the estate in its current form. He began bottling wine at the estate in the 1960s, whilst continuing to sell some of the grapes to wine merchants until the 1990s. Serge Groffier worked alongside his father from his teenage years and was responsible for winemaking from 1984 to 2006. Nicolas Groffier joined the estate in 2005 and has been in charge of the wines since 2007. Julie Groffier joined the estate in 2014; she now works alongside Nicolas in running this family-owned estate. The estate is based in Morey-Saint-Denis, whilst its vineyards are spread across Chambolle-Musigny and Gevrey-Chambertin.
Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze
Chambertin-Clos de Bèze is a physically delimited Grand Cru appellation whose parcel area corresponds exclusively to the "Clos de Bèze" lieu-dit in Gevrey-Chambertin. The terroir occupies an east-facing hillside, with piedmont plots at the heart of a small amphitheater. The shallow, well-draining, carbonated clay-limestone soils combine scree, clays, and red silts. They primarily overlie a Bajocian substratum of crinoidal limestone and marly levels.
- Vineyard commune
- Gevrey-Chambertin
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name "Clos de Bèze" recalls the former wine estate of the Abbaye de Bèze, which owned the site as early as the 7th century; the term "clos" has survived despite the disappearance of its walls.
- Exposure
- Levant, generally east-facing
- Slope
- Piedmont, at the heart of a small amphitheater
- Soil
- Shallow, carbonated, and well-draining clay-limestone soils, with scree, clays, and red silts.
- Subsoil and geology
- Plateau of hard Bajocian crinoidal limestone, with marly levels; Bathonian towards the upper part.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.420000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 1953
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner; upper part vinified and labeled Chambertin since 2022
- Indicative vine age
- Nicolas Groffier indicates vines are 110 years old.
Histoire de la parcelle
Clos de Bèze has been known since the 7th century, and the BIVB dates its entry into history to 640 as a monastic property of the Abbaye de Bèze. It was transferred to the Chapter of Langres in the early 13th century, then remained in the hands of the canons until the French Revolution, when it was divided among multiple owners. The Chambertin-Clos de Bèze appellation d'origine contrôlée was recognized by the decree of July 31, 1937; its delimited parcel area corresponds exclusively to the lieu-dit Clos de Bèze.
