Lot 395
DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU CHAMBERTIN CLOS DE RUCHOTTES 2012 (1) WA 94-96
DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN CLOS ST. JACQUES 2014 (1) WA 97
Lot 395 Details
DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU CHAMBERTIN CLOS DE RUCHOTTES 2012 (1)
Côte de Nuits.
The 2012 Ruchottes-Chambertin Clos des Ruchottes Grand Cru comes from the domain’s monopole: populated by one-third vines aged around 30-years and the remainder around 65-years old (see December issue for more details.) This year it sees 20% new oak. It has wonderful delineation on the nose with heightened mineralite from the limestone soils. The palate is medium-bodied with a precise opening. There is a wave of pure, clinically defined fresh raspberry and wild strawberry notes that dovetails into quite a stern, very linear finish. This is uncompromising at the moment, an aloof yet compelling Ruchottes-Chambertin that does not quite possess the completeness of say, Mugneret-Gibourg’s, but clearly as the substance to age extremely well. December 2013 WA 94-96
DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN CLOS ST. JACQUES 2014 (1)
Côte de Nuits. Grand Cru Classé
Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, Rousseau's 2014 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint Jacques has a very refined and delineated bouquet with prudent use of new oak here that is seamlessly integrated and allows the vibrant red fruit to flourish. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp acidity, very good tension and a welcome dash of spice toward the finish that conveys genuine substance and class. The aftertaste is incredibly long—the mouth tingling with residual spiciness long after the wine has departed. This is stunning and, dare I suggest, equal to Rousseau's Chambertin and Clos de Bèze. Tasted September 2017. WA 97