Bonnes-Mares Grand cru 2006 Roumier

Bonnes Mares is a grand cru in Chambolle Musigny with roughly 10% in Morey-Saint-Denis. There used to be more on the St Denis side but as that area was within Clos de Tart it eventually became a part of Clos de Tart in 1965.

It is uncertain where the name Bonnes Mares derives from but a possibility is "bonnes meres", the good mothers (nuns) of Notre Dame de Tart.

The Bonnes Mares (15 ha) is slightly different from the rest of Chambolle and there are at least 30 different principal producers of this wine.

Roumier holds 1,6 ha, split between the reddish and white soil, which he blends together into a rich and robust wine.

The 2006 has a lovely elegant nose perhaps less fragrant than a Chambolle. The taste is wonderful complex, rich, elegant, balanced with a perfect touch of acidity.

A stunning but expensive wine!

Bonnes Mares Grand cru 2006
Chambolle Musigny
Domaine Roumier

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