Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils • Cote de Nuits, France
Clos de la Roche Grand Cru from Domaine Armand Rousseau is a highly sought-after Pinot Noir from the stony, limestone- a…Clos de la Roche Grand Cru from Domaine Armand Rousseau is a highly sought-after Pinot Noir from the stony, limestone- and clay-based grand cru of Clos de la Roche in Morey-Saint-Denis, sourced from about 1.48 hectares of vines including ve…Learn More »
$1200
/750ml
2018 Retail Average
94
/100
2018 Pro Rating
Intensity comes first in Domaine Armand Rousseau’s 2018 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru: a deep core of raspberry, red cherry and currant layered with hints of citrus peel, cocoa, polished wood and warm earth. The palate shows the vintage’s generous, almost muscular fruit, yet it moves with Rousseau’s trademark finesse, driven by vibrant acidity and firm, fine-grained tannins that promise a long, graceful evolution. Decant if opened young to let the fruit and oak fall into harmony.
Roast duck with cherry jus; Veal loin with morel cream; Wild mushroom risotto with aged Parmesan
Clos de la Roche Grand Cru from Domaine Armand Rousseau is a highly sought-after Pinot Noir from the stony, limestone- and clay-based grand cru of Clos de la Roche in Morey-Saint-Denis, sourced from about 1.48 hectares of vines including very old parcels. Typically described as muscular yet refined, it marries dense, sweet red and dark berry fruit with pronounced mineral drive, spice and sometimes notes of nutmeg, musk and game, producing long-lived, firmly structured wines that sit among the domaine’s most powerful but still aromatically subli…