2021 Domaine Armand Rousseau Chambertin Grand Cru

I have always been a Chambertin man when it comes to the two bottlings at the top of the pecking order in the Rousseau family’s cellars, though they are often qualitatively at the same exalted level. It is just the aromatic and flavor elements of complexity in their Chambertin hits all of the sweet spots on my palate. The 2021 Chambertin here is magical, with the bouquet wafting from the glass in a beautiful blend of red and dark plums, black cherries, cocoa powder, grilled meats, a touch of raw cocoa, violets, a gorgeously complex base of soil tones and cedary oak. On the palate the wine is simply stunning: full-bodied, sappy at the core, soil-driven and seamless, with great backend energy and lift, fine-grained tannins and great complexity. A brilliant wine in the making. (Drink between 2036-2100)