Burgundy & Champagne
Timed Online Auction, 2 - 12 June 2023
Champagne & Burgundy
About the SessionThe wines of Burgundy and single vineyard Champagnes are produced in small quantities and command high prices. Rarely traded, mature bottles are even more rare in our small market.
About this Item
The family-run Domaine Armand Rousseau is one of Burgundy's oldest and most revered domaines. They own many Grand Cru plots in Gevrey-Chambertin as well as part of the highly sought-after Premier Cru Clos Saint-Jacques vineyard. Established in the early 20th Century by Armand Rousseau, the domaine initially owned small parcels throughout Gevrey-Chambertin. Over the next century, under both Armand Rousseau and his son Charles, who took over the reins in 1959, the domaine acquired various Grand Cru vineyards in Charmes, Mazis and Mazoyères-Chambertin, culminating in a plot in Le Chambertin itself in 1994. Careful winemaking, which allows for terroir-expression, the sparing use of oak and old vines, all make for elegant and pure wines that are built for long ageing.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
‘Great depth and relative richness. So juicy and direct. Lovely flirtatious fruit with real depth. Crackling stuff. Could be great value? Very long.’ - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17.5/20 (Nov 2012)
‘An overtly sauvage and fresh if brooding nose features notes of tea, dark currant and leather. There is a relatively elegant mouth feel thanks to the presence of both a discreet minerality as well as very fine-grained tannins that add a sense of refinement to the otherwise powerful, intense and solidly complex flavors that exhibit the same touch of the sauvage as the nose on the impressively persistent finale. This is textbook Cazetiers that will need a few years to flesh out but it could already be enjoyed if you simply can't wait!’ - Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, 91/100 (Jan 2015)
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