2018 Domaine Armand Rousseau Ruchottes-Chambertin Clos des Ruchottes Grand Cru

The 2018 Ruchottes-Chambertin Clos des Ruchottes Grand Cru has a broody nose at first, featuring black rather than red fruit, wet limestone, iris flowers and crushed stone. The palate is medium-bodied with filigreed tannins and excellent acidity. Quite saline toward the finish. Superb aftertaste.

Unfurling in the glass with aromas of cherries, violets, raspberries and rose hips, the 2018 Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru Clos des Ruchottes is the most ethereal wine in the cellar. Medium to full-bodied, racy and fine-boned, its delicate chassis of chalky structuring tannins is cloaked in fleshy but succulent fruit.