2019 Morey Saint Denis 1er Cru Clos de La Bussiere

From its beginnings to the present day, Domaine Georges Roumier has maintained one of the finest reputations in Burgundy. Its superb wines are also incredibly reliable and of consistent quality. Georges Roumier founded the company in 1924 and ran it until his retirement in 1961, when ownership was divided between his sons. Following his death in 1965, his son Jean-Marie ran the domaine and made the wines. Taking up his father's trade, Jean-Marie's son Christophe became a talented winemaker as well and bought out his uncles in 1992.
In the vineyard, Christophe Roumier prefers high age and rigorous pruning, which translates into low yields. In the cellar, all aspects of Roumier's vinification are entirely traditional: a very warm maceration of 18 days, use of a 25% of new wooden barrels (with a slightly higher percentage for the Grands Crus) and clarification with egg white. Since 1988, the domaine abandoned the practice of filtration and the entire cellar is air-conditioned, allowing a pre-fermentation maceration of the grapes for 4 to 5 days.
Domaine Georges Roumier is one of the best sources of classic, long-lived red Burgundies, with wines that demonstrate fruit, spice and balance, with substantial tannins. Simply put, Roumier wines are brilliantly made. They are rich, fragrant wines with characteristic cherry and berry aromas, and typically need 4 to 5 years to show their great depth and harmony. They are also very long-lived, lasting up to twenty years.