Robert Groffier Père & Fils - Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru - Les Sentiers - Red - 2022

Wine:

From 80-year-old vines and vinified entirely with whole bunches, the 2022 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Sentiers is a vibrant, mouthfilling wine with velvety, richly layered fruit flavors. It offers impressive volume and a lively, chewy texture, while retaining remarkable elegance and finesse. With its depth and pedigree, this is a wine built for long aging—capturing the full essence of this elite terroir. A standout favorite, rated 95/100 by the French wine guide RVF.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Vines with an average age of 80 years, located just below the ‘Bonnes Mares’, clay-limestone soil. 100% whole grapes.
Aged on lees in barrels, 25% of which are new. No fining or filtration.

Color:

Deep ruby red with purple highlights.

Nose:

Aromas of black fruits mixed with violet scents and spicy notes.

Palate:

Vibrant, structured, and full of pedigree, this wine is built on velvety, enveloping fruit. It offers impressive volume and a taut, energetic grip, all delivered with elegance and finesse. A wine with serious aging potential.

Temperature:

Serve between 14 and 16°C in a large glass.

Food and wine pairing:

Game birds, roast pigeon with chanterelles, beef bourguignon, jugged venison with sauce grand veneur, rack of lamb in a herb crust.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2034, and even longer for enthusiasts.

Based in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin and Chambolle-Musigny, Domaine Robert Groffier Père et Fils commands these storied appellations with quiet authority.

With two stars from the French wine guide RVF and a devoted following among collectors worldwide, the domaine shines as a beacon of Burgundian elegance, crafting wines of rare finesse and precision.

The estate’s modest 8 hectares are almost entirely rooted in Chambolle-Musigny, including a prized holding in the famed Premier Cru Les Amoureuses. Now under the stewardship of Nicolas Groffier and his sister Julie, the domaine produces wines that rank among the finest in their class—seamless, graceful, and deeply expressive from village level to grand cru.

Every bottle reveals a texture of remarkable silkiness, the result of a winemaking approach centered on purity and concentration drawn directly from the fruit, with thoughtful use of whole-cluster fermentation adding nuance and depth.