The score for 2018 Domaine Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin Clos du Chateau is 90 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - More vibrant and ethereal than its rich, muscular communal counterpart, Rousseau's 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos du Château wafts from the glass with an inviting bouquet of red berries, raw cocoa and plums mingled with hints of cedar and spices. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and charming, with lively acids and fine, powdery tannins, it's bright and beautifully balanced, despite the extremes of the vintage. The 2018 vintage is a great success at Domaine Armand Rousseau. Cyrielle Rousseau and her team opted to begin picking early, on September 1st, and that choice is vindicated by a beautifully balanced portfolio. All the wines had finished their malolactic fermentations by February, and everything I tasted during my November visit was decidedly "en place" and open for inspection. The 2018 collection at this address is textural, even lavishly gourmand, but remains controlled and poised, with abundant savory nuance and incipient complexity to temper the inherent sucrosity of the vintage. Worthy of note is the 2018 Clos du Château, the finest rendition of this cuvée to date, evidence that Rousseau's work to rehabilitate this neglected parcel is bearing qualitative fruit. As the source of some of Burgundy's most celebrated, sought-after wines, Rousseau's wines must be held to the highest possible standards