Why it matters
The producer
Nicolas Groffier uses whole cluster fermentation in the cellar. Stems stay with the grapes during fermentation, a technique that can bring perfume, spice and tannin. All the 2021 Robert Groffier wines used it.
Groffier is the grandson of Jules Groffier, who founded the domaine in the 1950s. Hand picked grapes ferment with indigenous yeasts, without fining or filtering. Since the 2014 vintage, the domaine has sold only half of annual production, ageing previous vintages in its cellars until they are judged ready to drink.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Les Amoureuses is a named climat, meaning a defined vineyard parcel, in Burgundy's Premier Cru hierarchy. Premier Cru identifies a vineyard level above village wine, so the label carries both the village and the specific climat. Groffier is the largest owner of Les Amoureuses.
Wines to know
The range in view
The range moves from Bourgogne bottles to named village and Premier Cru wines. Bourgogne Les Jardins de Marie et Léa and Bourgogne Passetoutgrain are listed as 2023 red wines. Gevrey-Chambertin Les Seuvrées is a 2023 red wine from the Côte de Nuits, alongside Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Les Hauts-Doix.
Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Les Amoureuses is listed as a 2021 red wine. The bottles move from regional Bourgogne and Passetoutgrain addresses to named Burgundy sites and Premier Cru vineyards.