Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru

Specification

Producer

Domaine Armand Rousseau

Region

Burgundy

Where

Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy

Classification

Grand Cru

Grapes

Pinot Noir

Vintage

2008

Case

6 x 75cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

DOMARM086X75-2

About this wine

Charmes-Chambertin is the largest of Gevrey’s Grand Cru vineyards and often the most supple. Rousseau’s is fragrant and generous, approachable a little earlier than the domaine’s Chambertin and Clos de Bèze while still ageing well.

About Domaine Armand Rousseau

Domaine Armand Rousseau was built up in the early twentieth century by Armand Rousseau, one of the first growers in Burgundy to bottle his own wine. Run today by his grandson Eric Rousseau and Eric’s daughter Cyrielle, it is one of the most revered estates in the Côte de Nuits.

The domaine’s holdings are concentrated in the finest Grand Cru vineyards of Gevrey-Chambertin, above all Chambertin and Clos de Bèze. The wines are made traditionally, aiming for purity and finesse rather than weight, and demand far outstrips the small quantities made.