Domain Robert Groffier Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses 2021 Bottle (75cl)
Domaine Robert Groffier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses 2021 is a red Burgundy wine made from 100% Pinot Noir, in the Chambolle-Musigny appellation. This cuvée comes from the Les Amoureuses climat, classified as a premier cru, one of the estate's emblematic terroirs in the Côte de Nuits. The estate, established in Morey-Saint-Denis, distinguishes expressions originating from clay soils and sandy soils, highlighting the diversity of this lieu-dit.
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 Robert Groffier
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Amoureuses
- Millésime
- 2021
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.
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)
- 1.070000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner of five parcels in the climat
- Indicative vine age
- The five parcels showed an average age of about 80 years according to La Revue du vin de France.
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.
