Chambolle Musigny Les Cras Georges Roumier 1996

Chambolle Musigny Les Cras Georges Roumier 1996

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  • Vinous rating 91
  • Robert Parker rating 89
Chambolle Musigny Les Cras Georges Roumier 1996
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75 cl

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£980.00
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Based in the village of Chambolle-Musigny, Georges Roumier is a leading estate in Burgundy, producing some of the most sought-after wines in the world. Run since 1992 by Christophe Roumier – the founder’s grandson – the property covers 11.5 hectares in Chambolle-Musigny, Morey-Saint-Denis and Corton-Charlemagne. This release comes from Les Cras is, a Premier Cru climat within the Chambolle-Musigny appellation which has similar limestone-marl soils to Bonnes-Mares. The 1996 vintage is in a great spot right now, with plenty of primary fruit flavours and well-integrated tannins.
91 Vinous
Very good deep red. Sappy, almost medicinal aromas of black cherry, dark berries and blood orange; primary and promising. Really urgent fruit in the mouth: juicy, penetrating and tightly structured, but with lovely ripeness and sweetness. Showing extremely well today; makes the Morey seem dry by comparison. A very consistent wine of almost grand cru dimension. Very old-viney.

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One of Burgundy's most famous producers - founded in 1924 by Georges Roumier, the domaine was passed to his son Jean-Marie in 1957 and eventually on to his grandson Christophe in the early 1990s. Vines are either rented from family members or managed on a share-cropping basis and the cellar team operate a dynamic approach to winemaking, subtly altering their techniques depending on the vineyard and vintage. Some fruit is fully destemmed before fermentation while some is partially destemmed. A cool maceration takes place before fermentation, which takes place in wooden vats, and punch downs happen twice a day. Use of new oak is judicious - only around 20% for the village wines, 35% for the Premier Crus and 50% for the Grand Crus.

If Georges Roumier only produced Chambolle-Musigny, Bonnes Mares and Clos St Denis, the winery would still be considered one of the greatest in Burgundy, but their other-worldly Musigny Grand Cru elevates their status among the great wineries of France to legendary.

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