Robert Groffier
Les Amoureuses Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru
2022
Vintage
Varietal
Pinot Noir
ABV
Where it is, June 2026
At Peak: in the heart of its drinking window (2025-2045).
In 2026, the Robert Groffier Les Amoureuses Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 2022 is two years into its peak drinking window with 19 years of prime drinking remaining through 2045. At early peak in 2026, this is a wine in its most immediate and expressive phase: the 2022 vintage's generous, lively fruit is fully expressed with the aromatic vitality and precision of early peak, while the deeper mineral and savory complexity of the Les Amoureuses terroir is only beginning to emerge beneath the primary fruit. In 2026 the wine carries the joyful freshness that defines Groffier's approach to this vineyard as its most characteristic quality, an immediately appealing and highly accessible quality that distinguishes this interpretation of Les Amoureuses from more austerely structured versions of the same vineyard. The fine-grained tannins have integrated smoothly with the 2022's generous fruit, and the distinctive salinity on the finish, a hallmark of the Les Amoureuses terroir, provides a focus and definition that promises exceptional evolution over the next two decades. With 19 years of prime drinking remaining, patience is generously rewarded, though the wine offers genuine and compelling pleasure at this early peak stage.
The ‘22 Les Amoureuses Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru.
Robert Groffier's 2022 Les Amoureuses captures the joyful freshness and fine-grained precision of this legendary Chambolle Premier Cru, combining dark cherry, plum, lively acidity, and a distinctive mineral salinity in a wine of immediate appeal and extraordinary long-term potential.
Drinking window
Tasting note
The 2022 Robert Groffier Les Amoureuses Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru opens with a deep, vivid purple color that announces the generous fruit depth of the 2022 vintage in the glass. The nose offers aromas of dark red cherry and ripe plum in a combination that is immediately inviting and expressive, the fruit character of Les Amoureuses in a warm, abundant vintage showing at its most open and joyful. There is an unmistakable vitality to the aromatics, a freshness and precision that prevents the 2022's generosity from tipping into heaviness, and that distinguishes the Les Amoureuses terroir's characteristic floral lift from the darker, more earthbound aromatics of Gevrey's Grand Crus. On the palate the wine delivers the lively, joyful freshness that the nose promises, a palate presence characterized by energy and precision rather than weight and extraction. The tannins are fine-grained and beautifully integrated, the hallmark of Chambolle-Musigny's most prestigious Premier Cru sites and of Groffier's measured extraction approach. Good natural acidity provides the linear focus that carries the dark cherry and plum fruit with excellent persistence and definition throughout the mid-palate. The finish is long and fresh, marked by a slight salinity that adds a savory mineral dimension and provides the focus and definition that distinguishes exceptional Les Amoureuses from merely excellent Chambolle-Musigny.
The 2022 vintage
The 2022 Cote de Nuits vintage produced wines of exceptional generosity, abundant fruit depth, and striking concentration, following a growing season that combined summer warmth with well-timed diurnal temperature swings during the critical ripening period that allowed natural acidity to be retained alongside the vintage's generous fruit. The harvest was large by Burgundy standards, and the best producers made careful selections to maintain the focus and precision that the vintage's conditions supported. For Les Amoureuses, a Premier Cru site on the southern slope of the Chambolle-Musigny appellation whose thin limestone soils naturally limit yields and concentrate flavor, the 2022 conditions produced fruit of exceptional depth while the site's natural drainage and calcareous subsoil maintained the freshness and salinity that define this vineyard's signature. The result across leading producers in this Premier Cru was a vintage of exceptional appeal that balances 2022's generosity with the inherent elegance and mineral definition that distinguish great Les Amoureuses from any other Premier Cru site in Burgundy.
About Robert Groffier
Robert Groffier is one of Chambolle-Musigny's most celebrated producers, with exceptional holdings in Les Amoureuses and other Premier Cru and Grand Cru sites in Chambolle and Musigny. The domaine, now managed by Nicolas Groffier following the transition from his father Serge, maintains a winemaking philosophy that emphasizes the expressive, fruit-forward character of Chambolle-Musigny Pinot Noir through careful whole-cluster inclusion, controlled extraction, and aging in French oak with new-wood percentages calibrated to allow the terroir's natural florality and freshness to dominate over any wood signature. The Les Amoureuses bottling is the domaine's benchmark Premier Cru expression, widely regarded as one of the finest interpretations of this celebrated vineyard available, combining the site's characteristic fine-grained tannin structure and mineral salinity with the Groffier house style's distinctive joyful expressiveness and fruit precision.
From the cellar: pair with
Duck confit with cherry compote and seasonal greens
The 2022's lively cherry depth and salinity complement the rich, fatty quality of duck confit; the cherry reduction mirrors the wine's primary fruit and the mineral salinity cuts cleanly through the richness.
Roasted Bresse chicken with tarragon cream and spring vegetables
The joyful freshness and fine-grained tannin precision of Les Amoureuses are a natural match for the delicate richness of Bresse chicken; the wine's acidity brightens the cream while the salinity adds definition to the finish.
Pan-seared salmon with beurre blanc, capers, and herb gremolata
The wine's lively acidity and mineral salinity make it surprisingly excellent with richly prepared salmon; the crisp acidity cuts through the butter sauce and the salinity amplifies the marine character of the fish.
Service & cellaring
- Serving Temp
- 60-63F (16-17C)
- Decanting
- Decant 45 to 60 minutes. At early peak in 2026, the 2022 Groffier Les Amoureuses is best served with moderate aeration to allow the dark cherry, plum, and mineral salinity to fully express. The wine's joyful freshness is its defining quality; extended decanting of more than 75 minutes risks softening the lively acidity that gives the wine its defining energy.
- Cellar Storage
- 55F (13C), 60-70% humidity, bottle on its side.
The drinking window on this bottle is calculated with the Cellared Ageability Index (CAI) v1.0, a 10-factor model. Try the free drinking window calculator on any wine, or read when to drink wine for the practical signals.
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Frequently Asked
When is the best time to drink the Groffier Les Amoureuses 2022?
Two years into peak in 2026 with 19 years remaining through 2045, the wine is at the earliest stage of its peak window. It is immediately enjoyable for those who appreciate great Chambolle-Musigny in its most expressive, fruit-forward phase. Those who prefer the full secondary complexity and mineral depth that Les Amoureuses develops over time should hold through 2032 to 2040 for the most complete experience. See the [Burgundy region guide](/wines/region/burgundy).
How does Robert Groffier's Les Amoureuses compare to Jacques-Frederic Mugnier's version?
Both Groffier and Mugnier are benchmark producers of Les Amoureuses, but express the vineyard through distinctly different house styles. Mugnier is known for a more mineral-driven, structurally precise approach with greater austerity and long-term complexity as the primary objective; Groffier emphasizes joyful freshness, immediate aromatic expressiveness, and the fine-grained fruit that makes the wine accessible earlier in its life. At two years into peak, the Groffier 2022 is more immediately pleasurable; both reward patience over a two-decade horizon.
Should I decant this wine?
Yes, 45 to 60 minutes. The 2022 Groffier Les Amoureuses opens beautifully with moderate aeration; the dark cherry and plum fruit, the wine's lively acidity, and the characteristic salinity all develop fully within an hour. Extended decanting risks softening the lively acidity that gives the wine its defining energy and freshness.
How long can the Groffier Les Amoureuses 2022 be cellared?
Through 2045, with hard decline beginning around 2054. With 19 years of prime drinking remaining in 2026, this is a wine of exceptional long-term potential from an outstanding Premier Cru site. See the [Pinot Noir varietal guide](/wines/varietal/pinot-noir) for context on Chambolle-Musigny's aging trajectory compared with Gevrey and Vosne Grand Crus.
What food pairs best with Les Amoureuses at this stage?
At early peak in 2026, the wine's joyful freshness, fine-grained tannins, and mineral salinity pair beautifully with preparations that emphasize delicacy over heaviness: duck confit, roasted Bresse chicken with cream sauces, lighter game preparations, and even richly prepared fish. As the wine develops secondary complexity over the coming decade, heavier game and more assertively flavored preparations will become equally appropriate.