Armand Rousseau - Chambertin Grand Cru 2020 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $4500.00
| Producer | Armand Rousseau |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Subregion | Chambertin |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 1309242 |
| Size | 750ml |
Burghound: 99 Points
A distinctly cool and exuberantly fresh nose features reticent wonderfully spiced notes of various dark berries along with forest floor nuances that include humus and earth. The intensity of the imposingly broad-shouldered and muscular flavors is borderline painful with impressive power on the hugely long finish that is supported by incredibly dense but quite fine-grained tannins. This is magnificent and a wine of class and grace that will justly vie for wine of the vintage honors when it's time for such assessments. It's extremely rare that I put 30-year initial drinking windows for modern red Burgundies but my prediction is that this stunningly brilliant wine will age glacially. (Drink starting 2050).
Vinous: 96-98 Points
The 2020 Chambertin Grand Cru has a touch of reduction but that soon dissipated to reveal intense black and red fruit half and half really crushed rock (sea cave) a very subtle marine influence the develops with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins taut and fresh closing in a little on the finish although I think that is due to the coolness creeping in within the cellar. This is already imbued with a tantalizing sense of magnificence - but would you expect anything less? (Drink between 2030 - 2070). -Neal Martin 12/21
Jasper Morris: 96-100 Points
An imperial robe as we have come to expect. The bouquet is very backward no problem there either all about the fruit the new wood is irrelevant. Starts slowly then builds immaculately still too early really to see the detail. As always it is about grace style intensity and length rather than overt muscle all the finesse one can want. Long and lovely.
Jancis Robinson: 18++ Points
Cask sample. Slightly brighter colour than the Clos St-Jacques. Tip-of-the-tongue sweetness. Deft and fleet of foot weightless. Exciting exotic and luxurious. (MH) (Drink between 2030 - 2050).
