Tasting Notes
JancisRobinson.com 18/20
Two-thirds Mazoyeres. ‘Kick-ass’ wine, suggests Cyrielle Rousseau. Dark fruited and with a touch of smoky reduction. A rocky mineral aroma too. Delicate but definite. On the palate, real power and strength at the core, like a strong line through the middle. Clearly defined, structured, compact, tight. They change every week, Cyrielle Rousseau tells me. (JH)
Anticipated maturity: 2027-2042
Robert Parker 93
Rousseau’s 2017 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is showing nicely, wafting from the glass with inviting aromas of red berries, plums and peonies mingled with hints of cedar, raw cocoa and mandarin orange. Medium to full-bodied, supple and enveloping, it’s soft and charming, with melting tannins and an ample core of fruit. Generous and demonstrative, like many 2017s it has picked up a bit of richness and depth in bottle.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2045
Vinous 94
The 2017 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has a very precise and focused bouquet, almost the epitome of transparency and utterly encapsulating. There is real mineralité here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, very tensile from the start with tart red cherries, Japanese yuzu and orange zest that fans out beautifully on the finish. This is a Charmes-Chambertin with a skip in its step.
Anticipated maturity: 2022-2040
