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Tue, Jun 11, 2024 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Jun 18, 2024 08:00PM EDT
  • 2015
  • 750ml
  • France
  • Burgundy
  • Cote de Nuits
  • Morey-Saint-Denis
  • Pinot Noir
  • Red
  • GG1776
  • GG1776
Lot 341

2015 Domaine Armand Rousseau Clos de la Roche Grand Cru - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$1,000 - CAD$1,300

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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 2015 Domaine Armand Rousseau Clos de la Roche Grand Cru - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1000 - $1300 with a reserve of $700. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 10937.

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This collection from Quebec is full of Burgundian Grand Cru and Tuscan classics. The consignor stored his wine in a temperature- controlled professional home cellar. The wines were purchased on release.
The score for 2015 Domaine Armand Rousseau Clos de la Roche Grand Cru is 93+ from Robert Parker and the tasting note - 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. Domaine Armand Rousseau has fared well in the 2015 vintage, producing a range that reflects all the qualities of the vintage (Cyrielle Rousseau compares the year to a person of above-average stature) but that nonetheless remain faithful to the family's much beloved house style. The Chambertin and Clos de Bèze are as great as ever, and the Clos des Ruchottes, Mazy and Clos de la Roche have all enjoyed above-average success. On the other hand, I had expected more of the premiers crus—especially the Lavaux Saint-Jacuques—and the two communal wines. As a set, these wines evoke Rousseau's 2005s, but I'd argue that they're less consistent than that superb portfolio of youthful classics. Only a few years ago, it seemed as if the domaine's "other" appellations were improving vis-a-vis the "big three," but on the evidence of these 2015s, that thesis appears questionable. Marveling at the greatness of the Chambertin and Clos de Bèze, I often find myself wishing that more of that magic would rub off on the Charmes-Chambertin and the Clos de la Roche—especially given the premium that the Rousseau label commands these days.