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Domaine Armand Rousseau

2005 Domaine Armand Rousseau, Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Clos des Ruchottes

France Pinot Noir Burgundy Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru 750ML

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2005 Domaine Armand Rousseau, Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Clos des Ruchottes
Domaine Armand Rousseau

2005 Domaine Armand Rousseau, Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Clos des Ruchottes

France Pinot Noir Burgundy Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru 750ML

Wine Advocate

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Vinous

92

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94

CellarTracker

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The 2005 Ruchottes Chambertin Clos des Ruchottes, from vines averaging fifty years of age in a Rousseau monopole that makes up nearly one third of this entire appellation, offers ripe, fresh black cherry, sweet spices, black tea, high-toned herbal distillates, musky florality, cedar, game, smoked meat and wood smoke on the nose, and a palate of impressive density that revels in fresh fruit juiciness even as it reveals layers of meat and minerals and leaves you salivating and chewing the air long after it has (reluctantly) been spat. This fascinating wine deserves another showing in ten or a dozen years, but should certainly be worthy of more than two decades bottle maturation, indeed I am sure Charles Rousseau would recommend that you not even peek before then. With Eric Rousseau taking over increasingly from his father Charles, bottling may end up being slightly earlier than in the past, but such routine features as triage exclusively in the vineyards (not the press house), the inclusion of whole clusters and stems, precocious malolactic fermentation (although in 2005 and 2006, at least, Rousseau says he didn’t force this), reliance on older barrels, and an eventual light plaque filtration for all wines remain as before. Given the long-running success of these Pinots in subtly yet insistently conveying the distinct personalities of their sites and standing the test of time, some might well ask “why change the recipe?” while others will wonder whether the wines could be made even better. In any event, nature conspired to hand the new generation a vintage of historic dimensions.

Vinous

Vinous

92

The 2005 Ruchottes-Chambertin Clos des Ruchottes Grand Cru has a fragrant nose with Morello cherries, rose petal and light menthol scents intermixed with dried blood and ferrous notes. It gains intensity with just a few swirls of the glass. The palate is medium-bodied and a bit rustic in style, the tannins just a little obtrusive and perhaps a touch drier than I would have preferred. It is a solid, quite assertive Ruchottes-Chambertin that is perfect to drink now.

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The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

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The 2005 Ruchottes Chambertin Clos des Ruchottes, from vines averaging fifty years of age in a Rousseau monopole that makes up nearly one third of this entire appellation, offers ripe, fresh black cherry, sweet spices, black tea, high-toned herbal distillates, musky florality, cedar, game, smoked meat and wood smoke on the nose, and a palate of impressive density that revels in fresh fruit juiciness even as it reveals layers of meat and minerals and leaves you salivating and chewing the air long after it has (reluctantly) been spat. This fascinating wine deserves another showing in ten or a dozen years, but should certainly be worthy of more than two decades bottle maturation, indeed I am sure Charles Rousseau would recommend that you not even peek before then. With Eric Rousseau taking over increasingly from his father Charles, bottling may end up being slightly earlier than in the past, but such routine features as triage exclusively in the vineyards (not the press house), the inclusion of whole clusters and stems, precocious malolactic fermentation (although in 2005 and 2006, at least, Rousseau says he didn’t force this), reliance on older barrels, and an eventual light plaque filtration for all wines remain as before. Given the long-running success of these Pinots in subtly yet insistently conveying the distinct personalities of their sites and standing the test of time, some might well ask “why change the recipe?” while others will wonder whether the wines could be made even better. In any event, nature conspired to hand the new generation a vintage of historic dimensions.

Vinous

Vinous

92

The 2005 Ruchottes-Chambertin Clos des Ruchottes Grand Cru has a fragrant nose with Morello cherries, rose petal and light menthol scents intermixed with dried blood and ferrous notes. It gains intensity with just a few swirls of the glass. The palate is medium-bodied and a bit rustic in style, the tannins just a little obtrusive and perhaps a touch drier than I would have preferred. It is a solid, quite assertive Ruchottes-Chambertin that is perfect to drink now.