Domaine Armand Rousseau
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Domaine Armand Rousseau ranks with Romanée-Conti, Leflaive, Jacques Prieur and small handful of names that are the stuff of Burgundy legend. These domaines produce impeccable quality wines from vintage to vintage, and consistently place Burgundy at the top of the wine world for wine lovers the world over.
Owned by Charles Rousseau, winemaker since 1959, son Eric has progressively assumed more winemaking duties over the past decade. With breed, elegance, and marvelous perfume, these wines are the essence of Pinot Noir expressed through the finest terroir on earth for this grape.
Each of the domaine's prestigious holdings are in Gevrey Chambertin, with the exception of Grand Cru Clos de la Roche in Morey-St. Denis. The domaine controls a remarkable 8 hectares of Grand Crus, including 6.25 acres in Chambertin and 3.45 in Clos de Bèze. Rousseau owns 5.5 acres in the famed Premier Cru Clos St. Jacques, which accounts for 40% of the total acreage, and 100% of the 2.5 acre monopole; Grand Cru Clos des Ruchottes.
Eric Rousseau is adamant that yields should be severely limited to promote faithful expression of the individual vineyard. The wines age in barrel for 18 months before bottling. Rousseau releases its wines exactly 2 years after the vintage.
Frederick Wildman has represented Domaine Armand Rousseau exclusively in the U.S. since 1934.
Owned by Charles Rousseau, winemaker since 1959, son Eric has progressively assumed more winemaking duties over the past decade. With breed, elegance, and marvelous perfume, these wines are the essence of Pinot Noir expressed through the finest terroir on earth for this grape.
Each of the domaine's prestigious holdings are in Gevrey Chambertin, with the exception of Grand Cru Clos de la Roche in Morey-St. Denis. The domaine controls a remarkable 8 hectares of Grand Crus, including 6.25 acres in Chambertin and 3.45 in Clos de Bèze. Rousseau owns 5.5 acres in the famed Premier Cru Clos St. Jacques, which accounts for 40% of the total acreage, and 100% of the 2.5 acre monopole; Grand Cru Clos des Ruchottes.
Eric Rousseau is adamant that yields should be severely limited to promote faithful expression of the individual vineyard. The wines age in barrel for 18 months before bottling. Rousseau releases its wines exactly 2 years after the vintage.
Frederick Wildman has represented Domaine Armand Rousseau exclusively in the U.S. since 1934.
