1996 Clos de la Roche, Grand Cru, Domaine Armand Rousseau, Burgundy Unit of Measure:1 X 750ML and it’s always a crowd-pleaser

and it’s always a crowd-pleaser

sleeping giant of a wine with monumental levels of fruit but an exquisitely fine demeanour

marvellously-structured wine which may well last 50 years

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Moët & Chandon has been one of Champagne’s biggest names since the House was founded in 1743

1996 Clos de la Roche, Grand Cru, Domaine Armand Rousseau, Burgundy Unit of Measure:1 X 750ML and it’s always a crowd-pleaserBrighter purple with energy on the nose too. Growing fruit with each sniff, stays pure red. Quite crystalline with more depth of fruit than expected, quite nuanced at the back. A fine long finish, still discreet. Drink from 2028 2036. 93 95 100, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy (November 2022)