2009 Georges Roumier - Chambolle-Musigny
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I hadn't drunk a bottle of Roumier's 2009 Chambolle-Musigny Village for seven years, largely because I couldn't find the case in my cellar, but my enforced patience has been richly rewarded, as the wine is just entering its drinking window. Wafting from the glass with aromas of blackberries and raspberries mingled with subtle hints of peony and spices, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping, with melting but still present tannins, succulent acids and an expansive finish. Readers with multiple bottles shouldn't hesitate to enjoy one now.
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Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2009 Chambolle-Musigny comes across as quite ripe and racy next to the 2010. Flowers, sweet spices and licorice add lovely complexity to the super-ripe dark red fruit. The Chambolle impresses for its balance and soft, inviting finish.
Medium red. Ripe raspberry and chocolate on the nose and palate. Plush, pliant and sweet; wonderfully full, seamless and creamy for village wine. Finishes with smooth, chocolatey tannins and excellent length. Christophe Roumier compared his 2009s to his 1990s, saying that he believed the wines would "build up new flavors with aging." He told me that he wouldn't broach even this village offering for a few years.
About the producer
Based in Chambolle-Musigny, the domaine was established by Georges Roumier in 1924. The domaine started to bottle their own wines in 1945.