Gevrey Chambertin Clos du Chateau, Domaine Armand Rousseau 2016

A pretty, fresh and agreeably layered nose combines notes of both various red berries and earth scents. The round, supple and attractively vibrant middle weight flavors possess solid persistence if only average depth. This is certainly appealing in its fashion but it's much more fruit-driven than the regular cuvée.

Bursting from the glass with an expressive and fruit-driven bouquet of red berries, plums and peonies, the 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos du Château is medium to full-bodied, open-knit and charming, with an ample core of moderately concentrated fruit, succulent acids and melting tannins. This is a supple, giving Gevrey in contrast to Rousseau's more serious, age-worthy historic communal cuvée. 2021 - 2036