Vinous 96-98

95-97 Wine Advocate 

Aromas of sweet raspberries and cherries mingling with notions of orange zest, incense and spices in a complex bouquet introduce Rousseau's 2022 Chambertin Grand Cru, a full-bodied, deep and layered wine that's concentrated, precise and penetrating. It's one of the least evolved wines in the cellar, but it's very fine-boned for such a warm vintage.

The 2022 growing season chez Armand Rousseau was marked by a torrential rainstorm in June that flooded the domaine's cellar and caused appreciable erosion in the vineyards, in particular in the Clos Saint-Jacques. But that rain surely also helped prevent any hydric stress in July and August. Harvest here began on August 31, delivering a good crop of classically proportioned wines that, at this early stage, have more in common with the suave and charming 2017s than with more dense and brooding vintages, such as 2018 or 2020.