France — wine
Gevrey-Chambertin
Largest Côte de Nuits appellation, home to nine Grand Crus including Chambertin and Chambertin Clos de Bèze. Napoleon reportedly drank only Chambertin. Full-bodied for Pinot Noir — structured, earthily powerful, capable of 30-year cellaring. BC importer for Rousseau: Lifford Wine Agency [NEEDS VERIFICATION].
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Vintage assessments
| Year | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 88 | Good, clean vintage. Chambertin communes reliable. Rain managed at top domaines. |
| 2022 | 92 | Warm vintage with grand cru depth. Rousseau Chambertin reportedly exceptional. Age-worthy. |
| 2021 | 84 | Frost-reduced crop. Village wines especially elegant in this year — lower yields concentrated flavour. |
| 2020 | 89 | Very good. Savouriness and aromatic precision. Gevrey village wines excellent value for earlier drinking. |
| 2019 | 97 | Generational Gevrey. Grand crus (Chambertin, Clos de Bèze, Charmes, Mazis) all exceptional. Buy now, drink 2035+. |
| 2018 | 96 | Outstanding Gevrey. Structured, age-worthy grand crus. Rousseau, Rousseau-Deschamps, Trapet all producing benchmark wines. |
| 2017 | 93 | Exceptional Gevrey. Chambertin grand crus luminous. Village wines showing rare completeness. |