Armand Rousseau, Charmes-Chambertin 1990 Merlot with the exception of only

with the exception of only a small area (15%) replanted in 1997

It’s incredibly layered and elegant

and the wine is aging beautifully and really now seems destined to be one of the great recent vintages of this wine

the platonic ideal of a cote rotie Syrah

Armand Rousseau, Charmes-Chambertin 1990 Merlot with the exception of only2. 0cm; damp stained label 95 points Burghound There is now some bricking evident on the rim. The elegantly perfumed and fully mature aromas offer a stunningly complex mlange of spice, leather, earth and ripe secondary fruit scents. There is fine richness to the relatively forward medium weight flavors that are not particularly dense though they do deliver exceptionally good length on the gorgeously textured and well balanced finale where the only