Armand Rousseau Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2015

Armand Rousseau Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2015A discreet lashing of wood easily allows the equally sauvage suffused nose to display its array of various dark berries, earth, floral and soft underbrush scents. The energetic and beautifully well detailed medium weight flavors exude a subtle minerality on the muscular finish that exhibits focused power and excellent persistence. This is one of those relatively rare wines that will age effortlessly for years yet should be enjoyable the entire way.

There is both fine volume and intensity to the punchy flavors that are more refined than usual thanks to the fine grain of the supporting tannins on the attractively well-balanced and persistent finish

and a voluptuous mouthfeel and finish of close to 50+ seconds

this Champagne is pure

The wine possesses a more roasted

This powerful

It persists nicely

earth and plenty of spice nuances leads to big

yet retains its sense of balance and symmetry

quite elegant and complex

A much more floral-inflected nose is equally fresh and ripe with a broader range of spice elements adding breadth to the pretty red and blue pinot fruit aromas that are trimmed in noticeable if not invasive wood

muscular and very serious

forest floor and humus character that some Gevrey-based wines display that adds plenty of breadth to the very fresh red currant and dark berry suffused nose