2 bottles per lot
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ROUMIER
Domaine Georges Roumier has now been a top Côte de Nuits source for over 50 years, becoming recognised, over the last two decades, as one of Burgundy’s true super-stars. This is thanks to the brilliance of Christophe Roumier (just turned 50, he joined the Domaine in 1981), who is one of the most talented, inspiring wine-makers of his generation.
The wines come from vineyards cultivated with respect for the environment, without fertilisers or weed-killers. The fruit is brought to ripeness thanks to careful, low yields, and many tiny attentions to detail. Hand-picking is followed by careful sorting, then by partial de-stemming of the bunches. Fermentations often start slowly, to allow cool, gentle extraction, then last up to 3 weeks, bringing structure, fruit intensity, supple, fleshy tannins and complex length. Aging partially in new oak allows gentle oxygenation, developing bouquet. The proportion of new barrels varies according to the strength of the wines – typically First Growths will age 25-40% in new oak, Grands Crus up to 50%. These are sturdy wines of character, with great potential for silkiness when mature. Bottling takes place without filtration, and often without fining, accounting for the exceptional, creamy textures, great length of flavour and complexities.
Georges Roumier, Bonnes Mares
Grand Cru, Côte de Nuits
2002
Lightly scuffed capsule, lightly bin soiled label (1)
2009 (1)
2 bottles per lot
Domaine Georges Roumier has now been a top Côte de Nuits source for over 50 years, becoming recognised, over the last two decades, as one of Burgundy’s true super-stars. This is thanks to the brilliance of Christophe Roumier (just turned 50, he joined the Domaine in 1981), who is one of the most talented, inspiring wine-makers of his generation.
The wines come from vineyards cultivated with respect for the environment, without fertilisers or weed-killers. The fruit is brought to ripeness thanks to careful, low yields, and many tiny attentions to detail. Hand-picking is followed by careful sorting, then by partial de-stemming of the bunches. Fermentations often start slowly, to allow cool, gentle extraction, then last up to 3 weeks, bringing structure, fruit intensity, supple, fleshy tannins and complex length. Aging partially in new oak allows gentle oxygenation, developing bouquet. The proportion of new barrels varies according to the strength of the wines – typically First Growths will age 25-40% in new oak, Grands Crus up to 50%. These are sturdy wines of character, with great potential for silkiness when mature. Bottling takes place without filtration, and often without fining, accounting for the exceptional, creamy textures, great length of flavour and complexities.
Georges Roumier, Bonnes Mares
Grand Cru, Côte de Nuits
2002
Lightly scuffed capsule, lightly bin soiled label (1)
2009 (1)
2 bottles per lot