Domaine Robert Groffier Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses - La Grace des Argiles 2023

One third new wood. A rich deep dark purple. Plenty of depth, a rounded style, dark fruit but short of black, dark raspberry, medium plus concentration. Significant energy further back on the palate, now a redder style of fruit, good acidity, alongside the comfortable pillow of Amoureuses. (97) JASPER MORRIS MW
 
Nicolas Groffier has separated the part of the vineyard that slopes quickly down to the source of the Vouge where the soils are clay and marl, and not the Premeaux limestone prominent on the upper part. This section has given a deeply-coloured wine that is initially a bit closed on the attack but opens up on the palate with lush aromas of mulberry fruit, smoke, spice and earth. The texture is powerful and muscular. Fermented mostly as whole clusters and is now ageing in one-third new casks. (96) CHARLES CURTIS MW, Decanter
 
The 2023 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru, which was bottled just before Christmas, has a delightful bouquet, very pure with macerated Morello cherries, raspberry and veins of blueberry-quintessential Amoureuses. The palate is stylish on the entry with pliant tannins, but there is tangible weight and density (albeit not to the degree of more concentrated vintages). Delivering impressive complexity towards the finish, this is a wonderful Chambolle from Nicolas Groffier, an Amoureuses to fall in love with. (97) NEAL MARTIN
 
The southern Amoureuses, is showing very well in 2023. It is like the previous vintages- more complete, and perhaps fuller than the Amoureuses produced solely from the limestone top of the vineyard. This has very good intensity and concentration- great for collectors who are not mineral fanatics. A vin d emotion. Different notes and flavours, but it works very well indeed. Drink from 2034. WINEHOG