Domaine Robert Groffier Pere & Fils Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 2015

Nicolas Groffier's guiding principle — concentration through the grapes, not in the cellar — is nowhere more legible than in the domaine's Bonnes-Mares, sourced from roughly one hectare on the climat's Morey-Saint-Denis flank, where shallow calcaire brun over limestone bedrock forces roots deep and limits canopy vigor, compressing fruit intensity without irrigation or green harvest.

The Morey side of Bonnes-Mares sits at slightly lower elevation than the Chambolle portion, yielding a darker, more iron-threaded expression than the appellation's floral archetype. Vinification begins with a high proportion of whole clusters — a deliberate

house signature for this cuvée — followed by cold-soak at 10–12°C for 4–5 days and fermentation with indigenous yeasts over a total maceration of approximately 17–20 days.

Aging runs in French oak for roughly 12 months (unusually short for a Burgundy Grand Cru), after which the wine is returned to stainless-steel vat until bottling — a single-vintage-in-barrel discipline that preserves primary fruit architecture. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.

The 12-month barrel regime is the transgression here: where peers age Grand Cru Pinot for 18–24 months in wood, Groffier exits early to protect aromatic precision. The 2015 vintage — a warm, generous year in the Côte de Nuits — delivers ripe dark fruit and

structural density; given the domaine's stated minimum of ten years in bottle, this is best approached from 2025 onward, with a drinking window extending well into the 2030s.