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Domaine Armand Rousseau
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Top Vintages Produced: |
1969, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005
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Classification: |
Chambertin – Grand Cru
Chambertin Clos-de Bèze – Grand Cru
Gevrey-Chambertin - Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru
Gevrey-Chambertin - Lavaux-Saint-Jacques 1er Cru
Gevrey-Chambertin - Les Cazetiers 1er Cru
Mazy-Chambertin,
Charmes-Chambertin,
Clos de la Roche,
Ruchottes-Chambertin – Grand Cru
Gevrey-Chambertin - Villages
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Varieties: |
100% Pinot Noir
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History
One of the most respected estates in Burgundy, Domaine Armand Rousseau farms 14.9 hectares of 100% Pinot Noir
across ten climats in the Côtes de Nuits. Producing from the communes of Gevrey-Chambertin and Morey-St-Denis, the
domaine began in the early 20th Century with the most recent addition to their land-holdings occurring in 1956
(adding Chambertin). Founder Armand Rousseau was one of the first in Burgundy to domaine bottle and sell wines
directly to consumers as opposed to selling through négociants.
Keeping to tradition, this family-owned and
operated domaine is now in its third generation. After Armand's untimely death in 1959, his son Charles Rousseau
took over and helped establish an extensive export market. Charles' son Eric now heads viticulture and vinification,
while his sister Brigitte looks after the commercial side of the operation. Domaine Armand Rousseau wines are highly
sought-after by collectors and are immediately snatched up if and when they appear on the market. (read more)
Viticulture and Vinification
A high-planting density of 11,000 vines per hectare and use of selected low yielding (30-40hl/ha) clones
produce very concentrated fruit and exceptionally long-lived wines. Vines are planted with a South-East
facing orientation to maximise their sun exposure. To keep yields low and to aid ripening, both de-budding
and green harvesting are conducted on a vine-by-vine basis in productive years. Harvest is done by hand,
under strict selection guidelines, in order to ensure that only healthy, ripe grapes are brought into the
winery. Fertilisers have not been used for many years and the domaine practices sustainable viticulture.
Vinification is very traditional, with extensive pumping-over and punch downs utilised for extraction. Fermentation
generally lasts about 18 days and is carried out in open-top stainless steel vats with approximately 10% of the stems
retained. The maximum temperature allowed for fermentation is 32°C. Once the primary alcoholic fermentation is completed,
the wine is gently pressed using a pneumatic press and is then left to settle for 24 hours before racking into barrels
to encourage natural malolactic fermentation.
The Chambertin Grand Cru and Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru are both aged in 100% new, medium-toast French oak
for 20-22 months. The Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint-Jacques is aged in 70-100% new French oak depending on the vintage.
Varieties
Wines Produced
- Chambertin-Clos de Bèze - Grand Cru
- Chambertin - Grand Cru
- Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru (Monopole)
- Clos de La Roche - Grand Cru
- Charmes-Chambertin - Grand Cru
- Mazy-Chambertin - Grand Cru
- Gevrey-Chambertin - Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru
- Gevrey Chambertin - Lavaux-Saint-Jacques 1er Cru
- Gevrey-Chambertin - Les Cazetiers 1er Cru
- Gevrey-Chambertin Villages
Order top vintages of Rousseau
- Chambertin – Grand Cru 2005: (99 AM)
“...featuring a more deeply pitched set of fruit aromas and more earth. The flavors are bigger if not finer with serious power
and weight on the rich, full and driving...
has a chance to ascend as one of the top vintages ever...Arguably the Chambertin of the vintage...” – Allen Meadows,
Burghound.com
- Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 2005: (98 AM)
“A positively kaleidoscopic nose features a wonderful panoply of spice and fruit aromas that offer something new and different with every sniff.
The rich, full and utterly classic flavors are a study of the harmonious
liaison of refinement and power that culminate in an explosive and driving finish...a strikingly good wine packed with upside potential...” – Allen Meadows,
Burghound.com
- Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 1969: (97 AM)
“... A wonderfully spicy and stunningly complex nose features hints of sandalwood, earth and plenty of sous bois that is very much in keeping with
the equally complex, delicious and quite seductively textured medium-bodied flavors that retain a fine sense of precision and a subtle minerality
before expanding like a peacock's tail on the strikingly long finish...In a word, splendid.” – Allen Meadows,
Burghound.com
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