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Domaine Georges Roumier

Domaine Georges Roumier is one of the great reference points for Chambolle-Musigny, founded in 1924 when Georges Roumier married into the Quanquin family's vineyards and expanded via the métayage sharecropping system. After Georges's death in 1965, his son Jean-Marie took over, and today the 11.87-hectare estate is led by the founder's grandson Christophe Roumier, widely regarded as one of Burgundy's most gifted winemakers. The domaine's crown jewels are 1.6 hectares in Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru and a tiny 0.1-hectare parcel of Musigny acquired in 1978 — the latter so small that Christophe sometimes skips bottling in difficult vintages. Winemaking is meticulous: long cold soaks, partial whole-cluster fermentation, and minimal new oak preserve the silky, florally perfumed character of Chambolle. At auction, Roumier's Musigny and Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses are among the most coveted wines in all of Burgundy, routinely outperforming Grand Crus from lesser estates.

The domaine's 0.1-hectare Musigny parcel produces only around 300 bottles in good vintages — Christophe Roumier has withheld the wine entirely in years where quality did not meet his standard, making each release a collector's event.

Bonnes-Mares accounts for 1.6 hectares of the estate, among the largest individual holdings in this 15-hectare Grand Cru; per-bottle auction prices for top vintages regularly exceed $2,000.

Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses (0.4 ha) is often described as the finest Premier Cru in Burgundy; at auction it consistently outprices many Grand Crus from neighbouring villages.

Founded in 1924 via a marriage alliance, the domaine was built through métayage (sharecropping) rather than outright land purchase — a strategy that gave Roumier access to exceptional terroir before Burgundy land values became prohibitive.

Auction Lots

3,407

Avg Price / Bottle

$2.0k

Top Vintage

2009

Price Range

$86 – $21.5k

In the Glass

Roumier's wines are the embodiment of Chambolle-Musigny's silky, feminine style — violet and wild strawberry on the nose, underpinned by a seductive mineral tension from the limestone-clay soils. Bonnes-Mares shows more structure and dark fruit than the village norm, while Musigny achieves a transparency and perfume that few wines on earth can match.

Portfolio

Wine	Colour	Avg Price	Lots Sold	Top Vintage
Domaine Georges Roumier, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru	Red	$1,927	1,352	2009
Domaine Georges Roumier, Chambolle-Musigny	Red	$2,189	597	2005
Domaine Georges Roumier, Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru, La Bussiere	Red	$411	460	2005
Domaine Georges Roumier, Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru, Les Cras	Red	$774	439	2014
Domaine Georges Roumier, Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru, Les Amoureuses	Red	$3,687	339	2011
Domaine Georges Roumier, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru	White	$814	73	2001
Domaine Georges Roumier, Musigny Grand Cru	Red	$11,608	70	1999
Domaine Georges Roumier, Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru, Les Combottes	Red	$1,058	26	2015
Domaine Georges Roumier, Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru	Red	$912	20	2002
Rouge	Red	$261	13	2014
Domaine Georges Roumier, Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru	Red	$1,148	10	1985
Vieilles Vignes	Red	$9,199	8	1988

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