1993 Charmes Chambertin
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Rousseau's 1993 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is showing superbly, unfurling in the glass with aromas of cassis and plums mingled with smoked meats, dark chocolate, peonies and sweet soil tones. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's layered and intense, with a brooding core of fruit girdled by racy acids and refined, powdery tannins. In its prime today, the 1993 Charmes is still a youthful, vibrant wine with two decades' evolution ahead of it.
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Robert Parker
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Rousseau's Charmes-Chambertin is supple and smooth, with medium body, good rather than outstanding concentration, and a velvety texture. Although not of grand cru quality, it is a delicious Pinot for drinking over the next 7-8 years. Baritone-voiced Charles Rousseau's 1993s are successful for the vintage, and softer than I expected given the inclination for the 1993s to be hard and tannic.|Importer: Frederick Wildman, New York, NY; tel. (212) 355-0700 Wine Advocate.August, 1995
About the producer
Based in Gevrey-Chambertin, Domaine Armand Rousseau is one of Burgundy’s most famous estates. Revered for making unearthly expressions of Pinot Noir, the estate’s wines are some of the most collectable in the world.