Domaine Armand Rousseau Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2012

A broad-ranging nose features aromas of humus, violet, plum, dark raspberry and again plenty of earth influence. This is also tautly muscular with plenty of sizes, weight and power yet the mouthfeel is, at least at present, still relatively tender and caressing, all wrapped in a palate coating, a long and balanced finish. There is excellent phenolic maturity to the supporting structural elements and this should amply repay 12 to 15 years of cellaring.