Domaine Armand Rousseau Chambertin Grand Cru 2016

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Domaine Armand Rousseau Chambertin Grand Cru 2016

Domaine Armand Rousseau Chambertin Grand Cru 2016 is one of the most iconic red wines from Gevrey-Chambertin and an absolute benchmark in Burgundy. The house itself explains the origin of the name: the former “Champ de Bertin,” whose quality was so remarkable that it ended up giving its name to the climat. The grapes come from three plots in Chambertin with eastern exposure and a fourth, “Larrey,” next to the woods, worked in the traditional way (even with horses and plows). The terroir is dominated by limestone, with calcareous clays and marls that give it nerve and depth. 2016 was a demanding year in Burgundy: a mild winter, heavy frosts at the end of April, disease pressure, and then a hot, dry period from July to September that allowed for good ripening, with the harvest starting around September 20. The reds combine texture, length, and freshness, but reveal themselves better with time in the bottle.

Vinification: True to the Rousseau style, the goal is to let the Climat speak for itself: rigor in the vineyard and in the cellar and careful management to “capture the soul” of each parcel, favoring definition and balance.

Tasting Notes: Described as a true “wine of kings”: powerful and concentrated, with good structure and impressive persistence, with hints of chocolate, licorice, and small red fruits.

Grape Varieties: Pinot Noir

Wine Type: Red Wine
Format: 0,75L
Vintage: 2016
Country: France
The highest scoring: Jancis Robinson 18 to 19.5
Robert Parker 97 to 99 Points
Vinious 97 to 99 Points
Wine Spectator 97 to 99 Points
Robert Parker: RP98
Wine Spectator: 99
James Suckling: 94
Jancis Robinson: 19
Vinious: 98

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Expansive nose of black cherry and red fruit with plenty of toasty oak. Bold and generous palate for a Grand Cru from the 2016 vintage. Keeps pumping out the red fruit at the elegant and slightly toasty finish. Drink or hold.

Tasted from bottle, the 2016 Chambertin Grand Cru claims the place of king of the Rousseau cellar this year, soaring from the glass with a complex bouquet of ripe red berries, cherries and plums, complemented by nuances of blood orange, peonies, raw cocoa, grilled meats and spices. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, with terrific concentration, lively acids and a muscular chassis of ripe tannins that's largely concealed by a prodigious core of fruit. Long, sapid and penetrating, like the Clos de Bèze, this will make for fascinating comparisons with its 2015 counterpart in two decades' time.

Dense and rich and yet so much more expressive than, say, Dugat-Py’s. Very rich and powerful and shaded. Dense, ripe sumptuous fruit – very ripe red fruits rather than black fruits. Crunchy and lively – not at all heavy or tannic although there is massively fine structure underneath. Deceptively clean and fresh and energetic.

The 2016 Chambertin Grand Cru has a beguiling bouquet with copious red berry fruit, crushed minerals, delicate wilted rose petal and light tobacco scents. It has a crystalline beauty. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannin, wonderful focus and immense poise. This is a class act with bewildering tension and incredible poise towards the finish. God made wine so it could taste like this. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.

This majestic red offers a beam of succulent, pure cherry, oak spice, sandalwood and cinnamon notes. Intensely flavored, with a distinctive creaminess and harmony. Expands on the finish, where all the components come together, tying this up neatly on the lingering spice- and mineral-infused aftertaste. Best from 2024 through 2048.

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