2021 Jean-Marie Roumier - Ruchottes-Chambertin

Roumier's 2021 Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru is brilliant, soaring from the glass with complex aromas of raspberries, wild plums, blood orange zest, Indian spices and peonies, followed by a medium to full-bodied, satiny and sensual palate that's pure, vibrant and precise, concluding with a long, perfumed, intensely mineral finish.

The 2021 Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru contains around two-thirds whole bunches. The Ruchottes-Chambertin immediately puts the Charmes-Chambertin in its place with more fruit intensity; the limestone terroir percolates through with aplomb. The palate displays exquisite balance and transparency, linear at first and then fanning out towards the finish whilst upholding its mineral line. Hardcore...in a good way.