2011 Domaine Armand Rousseau, Chambertin Grand Cru 1x750ml

Vinous 93

The 2011 Chambertin Grand Cru is consistent with the previous bottle that I tasted blind in 2014, although I find no reduction now. I maintain that it is a little more feral than other recent vintages with black plum, leather and sous-bois, displaying more amplitude than before. The palate is well balanced but backward, very well structured for a 2011 with tertiary notes mixed with tobacco surfacing towards the finish, that gently keeps rollin’ and rollin’ across the senses. Marvellous, but give it another couple of years. Tasted at Bistro de l’Hotel in Beaune. [Neal Martin, 07/05/2019]

Anticipated maturity: 2019-2035

Robert Parker 93

Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune, you have to get past a little reduction on the nose of Rousseau’s Chambertin 2011 that is animally and feral, developing a strong estuarine influence – mudflats, kelp and sea salt. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp, slightly chalky tannins and fine precision. Grippy in the mouth and more masculine with a precise, mineral finish. This is very fine but it needs 3-4 years to show its true nature. [Neal Martin, 27/08/2014]

Anticipated maturity: 2017-2030