Domaine Armand Rousseau, Le Chambertin 1997

The Le Chambertin 1997 from Rousseau is a big and quite dense wine for the vintage. In the bouquet mainly layers of dark berry fruit … so far quite secondary .. with a few hints of sous-bois and a deep earthy minerality. On the palate weighty and quite powerful with a dense mindpalate fruit and a long and intense finish. A impressive effort for the vintage, but lacking a bit of focus and airyness tasted with some of the big 1996s. Will nevertheless provide excellent drinking over the next 10 years.

(Drink from 2018) – Very Fine (93p) – Tasted 31/12/2014

Tasting Notes for this producer

• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos St. Jacques 2000 July 8, 2018
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Lavaux St. Jacques 2005 June 3, 2016
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos St. Jacques 2005 June 2, 2016
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos St. Jacques 2007 February 25, 2016
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Chambertin Clos de Beze 1993 February 15, 2016
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Clos Saint Jacques 2013 December 11, 2015
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Clos Saint-Jacques 2000 October 19, 2015
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Clos St. Jacques 2004 February 13, 2015
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos de la Roche 2004 February 12, 2015
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Le Chambertin 1997 January 10, 2015
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Lavaux St. Jacques 2007 July 23, 2014
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Clos Saint Jacques 2007 February 3, 2014
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Laveaux St. Jacques 2011 January 29, 2014
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Ruchottes Chambertin 2000 October 28, 2013
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Chambertin 2002 October 14, 2013
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Les Cazetiers 2010 February 1, 2013
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Chambertin 2011 November 13, 2012
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Chambertin Clos de Beze 2011 November 13, 2012
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos Saint Jacques 2011 November 12, 2012
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos de la Roche 2011 November 12, 2012
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Ruchotte Chambertin 2011 November 11, 2012
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Mazis Chambertin 2011 November 11, 2012
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Charmes Chambertin 2011 November 11, 2012
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Laveaux Saint Jacques 2011 November 11, 2012
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Chambertin 2011 November 11, 2012
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 2008 September 1, 2012
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos Saint-Jacques 2002 March 24, 2012
• Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1996 November 8, 2011

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