2018 Armand Rousseau, Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru 1x75cl

JancisRobinson.com – 19

Some vines were uprooted 2016 and replanted 2019. Barrel sample. Going into the darker fruit spectrum here but with a cool elegance in the aroma. Dark and ripe yet the ripeness is somehow savoury not sweet. Like roasted veg. Elegance and restrained, super-fine tannins. A dark, refined beauty with paper-like tannins in layers. (JH) [28/11/2019]

Anticipated maturity: 2028-2043

Robert Parker – 93

Unfurling in the glass with aromas of cherries, violets, raspberries and rose hips, the 2018 Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru Clos des Ruchottes is the most ethereal wine in the cellar. Medium to full-bodied, racy and fine-boned, its delicate chassis of chalky structuring tannins is cloaked in fleshy but succulent fruit. [28/12/2019]