Domaine Georges Roumier, Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras, 2004 clara_investigate A mature Right Bank classic

A mature Right Bank classic from the Bécot family's Premier Grand Cru Classé B estate on the Saint-Émilion plateau

From Sylvie Esmonin

Frédéric Lafarge and daughter Clothilde farm the site biodynamically and age in old oak

more Northern Rhône than New World

but there’s precision in the way they land—like an old-school tailor doing sharp work

Domaine Georges Roumier, Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras, 2004 clara_investigate A mature Right Bank classicRoumier is one of the most quietly revered names in all of Burgundya family domaine whose Chambolle Musigny bottlings are dependable in a way few estates can match. Les Cras is a Premier Cru in the commune of Chambolle Musigny, and it's the muscular outlier here: the parcel sits high against the hillside on chalky, limestone rich marl, which gives a wine with firmer tannins and more structure than the famously perfumed, lacy Chambolle norm. This is