Lot 277
DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN 2012 (1) (94-96) WA
DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU CLOS DE LA ROCHE 2012 (1) (92-94) WA
Lot 277 Details
DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN 2012 (1)
Côte de Nuits. Grand Cru Classé
The 2012 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has an exquisite bouquet with fragrant wild strawberry, bergamot and forest floor that simmers with tension, subtle touches of cassis unfolding in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp, slightly chalky tannins, over a layer of effervescent candied fruit – mandarin and apricot enriching the finish. This is such a pretty thing, surely destined to be irresistible in its youth. December 2013 WA (94-96)
DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU CLOS DE LA ROCHE 2012 (1)
Côte de Nuits. Grand Cru Classé
For the first time a little new oak (10%) has been used on the 2012 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, where part of the vineyard was replanted five years ago. The fruit here is a little blacker than the Mazis-Chambertin tasted prior, that new oak “plugging” the gaps that might have been there without the new wood. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins on the entry. There is a citric core of fruit here, touches of marmalade infusing the black and red fruit on the linear, mineral finish. This should age very well – a Clos de la Roche with substance and presence. December 2013 WA (92-94)