Armand Rousseau Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2014

Armand Rousseau Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2014Elegant and attractively perfumed aromas speak of red cherry, rose petal, spice and sandalwood nuances. The detailed and highly energetic medium bodied flavors possess a sleek, even silky mouth feel before culminating in a lingering and ever so mildly austere finale.

Here the nose is more deeply pitched still with its somber yet fresh array of plum

The texture is caressing while the acidity strafes the fruit and mingles nicely with the ripe (relatively ripe

A touch austere and compact today

and a 35+-second finish

My first look had the flavor profile showing overly dry and a little washed out

Textbook Suchots

The appropriate dosage and the length on the palate persists during the tasting

moderately complex and have largely resolved the underlying tannins

The NV 20 Year Old Tawny Port was bottled in 2016 with a bar-top cork and 132 grams per liter of residual sugar

10% Cabernet Franc and 8% Petit Verdot

even more youthful than the 1989 and 1990

stony and beautifully delineated broad-shouldered flavors that display plenty of power and drive on the palate coating finish that goes on and on