2015 Clos de la Roche
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The 2015 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru has a clean, very pure bouquet, bright red cherries commingling with freshly picked strawberries, laced with candied orange peel and just a dab of liquorice. It gains in intensity with aeration. The palate is lively and fresh on the entry, vivacious in style, impressive delineation (à la '16) with tangible mineralité flooding through towards the finish. Again, Rousseau's signature tenderness defines that finish as it lingers in the mouth. Wonderful.
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Neal Martin
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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The 2015 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru is excellent, opening in the glass with a complex bouquet of red and black cherry, plum preserve, grilled meat, dried ceps and espresso roast, framed by a judicious application of cedary oak (20% new). On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and firmly framed, with unusual depth and concentration for this cuvée, its ample chassis of tannins asserting itself on the firm finish.
(20% new oak): Dark red. Superb precision and lift to the aromas of boysenberry, violet and licorice. Rich, sexy and voluptuous, with its fine-grained dark fruit flavors perfectly complemented by integrated oak. Consistent from start to vibrant, rising, extremely long finish, this wonderfully perfumed Clos de la Roche should be outstanding
About the producer
Based in Gevrey-Chambertin, Domaine Armand Rousseau is one of Burgundy’s most famous estates. Revered for making unearthly expressions of Pinot Noir, the estate’s wines are some of the most collectable in the world.