The 2023 vintage at Domaine Armand Rousseau is shaping up to be one of the estate's most successful vintages of the past decade. While the wines are still very young, early barrel and bottle tastings suggest they combine the purity and finesse of classic Rousseau with the generous fruit of a warm vintage.
The 2023 season in Burgundy was unusual because it delivered both high quality and relatively generous yields—a rare co...
Standing among the Chambertin vines at Domaine Armand Rousseau evokes a quiet sense of reverence. It is felt in the quality of the light, the fine limestone dust that coats your boots, and the gentle stillness along the slope rolling down toward Gevrey.
For over a century, the Rousseau name has stood as a benchmark of quality in Gevrey-Chambertin. Yet despite this global standing and its location at the center of the village, the estate rem...
At Domaine Armand Rousseau, the guiding philosophy centers on disciplined vineyard work and a minimalist, non-interventionalist cellar approach. Precision in the vineyard—achieved through controlled yields, crop thinning, and attentive canopy management—allows the grapes to reach optimal maturity while preserving natural freshness and tension. Harvest timing is calculated to capture fruit at peak balance, guarding against over-ripeness and mai...
Viniculture
Vinification is done in a very traditional style with 90% destemming, about 18 to 20 days fermentation in open stainless steel vats with regular "pumping over" and "pigeage",and a strict control of temperatures with a maximum of 31-34°C.
Once alcoholic fermentation is over, the wines are delicately pressed in a pneumatic press, let to settle 24 hours, and then transferred in oak barrels down in the cellars where malolactic fe...
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When to drink our wines We classified our wines according to 3 different styles. 1. Vintages giving fruity and balanced wines to drink young, such as : 1986, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2008. 2. Medium to long ageing vintages, such as : 1985, 1987, 1989, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011. 3. Beautiful to exceptional quality vintages with power and balance. Of very long ageing potentia... |
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