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It is always a treat to visit Nicolas Groffier, and in 2023, he has made a home run. The 2023s are even more precise, energetic, and vivid than the 2022s; they underline the strength of the 2023 vintage. Nicolas Groffier has produced lovely wines in both of these vintages, however, when it comes …
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It is always a treat to visit Nicolas Groffier and taste his line-up of beautiful wines. Groffier has gone from strength to strength over recent years, and the 2022 vintage adds to this run of delightful wines. A lot can be (and has been) said about this estate and its prominent wines; see …
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I must admit that Nicolas Groffier's wines tempt me more and more. Since 2010 (at least), their quality has taken quite a leap. It is always very high, and Nicolas plays a very finely tuned instrument to get the results he does year after year. The 2021 vintage is special here, as all the …
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What a week, tasting with names like Charles Lachaux, Comte Georges de Vogue, Grivot, and finally Robert Groffier, where Nicolas has produced fantastic wines equalling his very best vintages. Nicolas Groffier did very well with the 2018s, but his 2019s are even better: fresher, more gourmand, …
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Nicolas Groffier seems to have found beautiful balance in his wines, and even in the notoriouly unpredictable 2018 vintage he is in full control. The wines have a generous yet vivid tone, offering both freshness and intensity and showing some of the more emotional traits I am looking for in …
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