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Producer: Domaine Robert Groffier Père & Fils
Vintage: 2021
Country: France
Region: Côte de Nuits
Categorie: red wine
Bottle size: 75 cl.
Ripeness: 2028 - 2036
Taste: trocken
Winestyle: ausdruckstark & fein
Food recommendation: Wildbraten, Lammcarrée mit Kartoffelgratin, Geschmorte Kalbsbacken, Burgundische Spezialitäten
Alcohol content: 13.5 %
The wine making technique is flexible and the proportion of stems to be retained is decided annually. nowadays, up to 20% of stems are retained, compared to 50% 20 years ago. The destemed grapes are transferred to stainless steel vats without crushing and cooled to 10-12 degrees so the natural yeast fermentation starts 4-5 days later – to allow further extraction of colour from the skins. Frequent short pigeages are done, and the temperature is allowed to rise up to 35 degrees – which retains even more colour to the liquid. After 17-20 days maceration, the temperature descends to 20-22 degrees and after pressing age in oak, the percentage of new one vary per cuvée and vintage – from none to the Bourgogne to up to 100% for the grand crus. The wines are only racked once, usually only a year after the vintage. The wines return to vat as the new vintage is put into barrel, so only one vintage is in barrel at any time. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration.
At the Groffiers every wine is pressed with 'Grand Cru' care. Even the simple Bourgogne rouge - from almost 40-year-old plantations in the municipalities of Morey St. Denis and Vougeot, shows great character and amazing intensity, a perfect Burgundy for all occasions. Every terroir enthusiast should at least once compare both Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru sites of the house, because they offer the connoisseur the opportunity to compare the characteristics of both Chambolle Grand Crus Musigny and Bonnes Mares for a fair price. The Haut Doix is very similar to the Musigny, its strengths lie in its gracefulness and silky texture, while the Sentier is stronger, richer and more fleshy, characteristics that also distinguish a Bonnes Mares. Groffier is not only the largest owner in the Chambolle 1er Cru Lage Les Amoureuses, his version is also regularly one of the most successful, intense, powerful and extremely seductive. Finally, the two Grand Crus of the domain are truly great Burgundies, the muscular Bonnes Mares with its characteristic pressure, but with the soft tannins typical of Groffier, the Clos de Béze reserved, but incredibly complex and intense. For Clive Coates, Groffier's wines are "the true Pinot Noirs, with complexity, purity and finesse".
