Domaine Armand Rousseau’s 2014 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint-Jacques is a 100% Pinot Noir from one of the commune’s most celebrated premier cru vineyards—often discussed as “Grand Cru in all but name.” The site’s east/southeast exposure and limestone-rich marl and clay-limestone soils are widely credited for combining Gevrey’s structure with lift and mineral definition. Rousseau is the largest holder in the climat, with roughly 2.21 hectares—about one-third—of the 6.7-hectare Clos.

Critical reception is consistently excellent. Neal Martin, reviewing for *Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate*, awarded a standout 95–97 points from barrel, calling it “very perfumed” with “billowing red berry fruit, rose petals and subtle flinty aromas,” then noting “wonderful tension and poise” and a “more linear ‘CSJ’ than recent vintages, but no less entrancing.” He also reports élevage expectations: “aged in 80% new oak,” with his sample drawn from a new barrel.

*Burghound* (96 points) likewise flags a “discreet but not invisible touch of wood” framing an “intensely floral nose” of “violet and lavender,” plus plum, black cherry and spice, followed by “sleek but powerful and concentrated” flavors and “flat out superb persistence.” Decanter’s 96-point review is even more emphatic, describing “very perfumed, spicy red fruit…a silky texture with great tension and a savoury finish,” concluding it is “a truly sensational wine.”

A few notes suggest the wine’s oak and structure are still asserting themselves. John Gilman (*View From The Cellar*, 95) found it “subdued” in youth, citing “seventy percent new oak,” though he still praises its “lovely structure and balance” and expects it to be “terrific…in the fullness of time.” Jasper Morris (*Inside Burgundy*, 96) similarly advises patience, observing the oak “sitting a little firmly…at the moment,” but emphasizing that it “begins to build very well” and finishes “significantly finer.”

For a drinking window, *Wine Spectator* (95) recommends “Best from 2021 through 2036,” highlighting a “sleek and focused” profile with currant, wild cherry, rose hip, minerals, and “well-integrated tannins.”