Armand Rousseau Chambertin Clos-de-Beze Grand Cru 2014

Domaine Armand Rousseau is an iconic critically lauded wine producer based in the village of Gevrey-Chambertin, in the northern Côte de Nuits.  Armand Rousseau is one of Burgundy's oldest and most revered family-run domains.

Review

"A brilliantly discreet spicy nose consists of sandalwood, essence of black cherry liqueur, violets and a hint of the sauvage. There is seriously good size, weight and power to the imposingly scaled flavours that display almost painful intensity on the driving, explosively long and very firmly structured finish where a pleasing bead of minerality appears which helps to add lift to the finish. This is powerful and presently quite compact yet my sense is that despite being very tightly wound today, it should progressively unfold such that in 7 to 8 years, it may be sufficiently civilised to enjoy if you don't wish to wait for its full maturity." - 97pts, Burghound