Bourgogne, Passetoutgrain
Robert Groffier

Bourgogne, Passetoutgrain


Destination

vintage


portfolio

Portfolio
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2016
75cl
DP
£31.20

2017
75cl
DP
£31.20

2017
6x75cl
DP
£187.22

2018
75cl
DP
£31.20

2018
6x75cl
DP
£187.22

2019
75cl
DP
£31.20

2019
6x75cl
DP
£187.22

2020
6x75cl
DP
£187.22

2020
6x75cl
DP
£187.22

2021
6x75cl
DP
£217.22


Robert Groffier, Bourgogne, Passetoutgrain, 2016

2016

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Robert Groffier, Bourgogne, Passetoutgrain, 2016

Brilliantly lively and fresh. Crunchy, red berry and plum fruits, bursting with juice and beautifully pure. Nor is this too light, either, a solid structure gives this definition. A blend of two-thirds Pinot Noir and one-third Gamay.

ABV:
12.5%
85/100
Neal Martin, Vinous

The 2016 Bourgogne Passetoutgrain, a blend of one-third Gamay and two-thirds Pinot, has a light, fresh, blue fruit driven bouquet. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, a fleshy, light and breezy Passetoutgrain that knows it does not have to try too hard to please. Tasted at the Domaine.
Date Reviewed:
03/2019

specifications

country:
France

region:
Burgundy



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Robert Groffier

Robert Groffier

We are excited and priviledged to be offering the Domaine Robert Groffier wines for the first time. Young Nicolas Groffier, grandson of Robert, has at his disposal some of the Côte’s finest holdings, including a large swathe of Amoureuses. Nicolas joined his father Serge in 2006 and over the last decade has been fine-tuning the style of the wines whilst remaining loyally faithful to tradition and family know-how. Whole bunch fermentations have gradually increased and new oak percentages decreased. Rarely using more between 15% to 25% for his Crus except the Clos de Bèze, which is a small cuvée and is aged in new barrels only. Employing whole bunch fermentation can be tricky to get right, in lesser examples wines can show evident rusticity, but such is Nicolas’ rigour, precison and know-how that his wines show nothing but purity and vibrancy. Ageing is rarely more than 12 months in oak with finishing and natural clarification in tank, a process designed to avoid fining and filtration but minimise oak impact. 2016 was a successful vintage for Groffier, both in terms of quantity and quality. Picking started on the 27th when berries and bunches were both fully ripe. As for the healthy-sized crop, Nicolas puts this down to his late-pruning and old Cordon de Royat-trained vines, meaning that budding was later, missing the 26th April frost by a week. Nicolas himself considers 2016 a very classic balanced vintage “that reminds me of 2013, with a touch of the generosity of 2014.” A brilliant array of intense, refined, energy-filled

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