This majestic red offers a beam of succulent, pure cherry, oak spice, sandalwood and cinnamon notes. Intensely flavored, with a distinctive creaminess and harmony. Expands on the finish, where all the components come together, tying this up neatly on the lingering spice- and mineral-infused aftertaste. Best from 2024 through 2048. — B.S.

Clear fresh mid purple. A racy and classy nose, not a blockbuster but with excellent precision. Perhaps a hint of white pepper too. This is complete, complex and classy, with quite a savoury style to the red berry fruit, a little touch of oak, long and complex. This is the best balanced wine of the group, a very fine Chambertin which should develop really well for at least the medium term. Tasted: September 2019.

Tasted from bottle, the 2016 Chambertin Grand Cru claims the place of king of the Rousseau cellar this year, soaring from the glass with a complex bouquet of ripe red berries, cherries and plums, complemented by nuances of blood orange, peonies, raw cocoa, grilled meats and spices. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, with terrific concentration, lively acids and a muscular chassis of ripe tannins that's largely concealed by a prodigious core of fruit. Long, sapid and penetrating, like the Clos de Bèze, this will make for fascinating comparisons with its 2015 counterpart in two decades' time. - William Kelley

The domaine lost 60% of its harvest in Chambertin this year, but the grapes which survived have produced a stunning wine, opening in the glass with a complex bouquet of ripe cherry, strawberry, blood orange, grilled meat and rich soil. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, fine-grained and complete, with superb length and energy. In this vintage it isn’t as powerful as the Clos de Bèze, but it’s more detailed and elegant.