Domaine Armand Rousseau Chambertin: Four Vintage-Specific Bottle Files

The confirmed scope of this file is clear: four 750 ml bottles of Domaine Armand Rousseau Chambertin Grand Cru, from 1996, 2011, 2013 and 2014. The vintages span 18 years, so the records should not collapse them into one statement that the overall condition is good. The most useful approach is to give each bottle its own photographs, condition notes and provenance field.

First match the wine name to its appellation

The estate's official Chambertin wine page lists it as a Grand Cru and explains that the grapes come from different plots within the legally defined Chambertin appellation. This can confirm the producer and wine identity, but it cannot establish the storage or provenance of the four bottles in front of us. Transcribe Domaine Armand Rousseau, Chambertin, Grand Cru, the vintage and bottle size from each front label.

Do not give all four vintages one shared condition statement

Describe the 1996 fill level, label fading and any damp marks exactly as shown in the photographs; age alone does not make a trace normal. Photograph the front label, back label, full capsule, fill level and base of the 2011, 2013 and 2014 bottles separately as well. If a capsule has a dent, split, residue or dried seepage, record what is visible without inferring bottle identity from a single detail.

Arrange provenance documents by date, with purchase, storage, transport and transfer on separate lines; mark any undocumented period as not provided. If a wooden case covers only some bottles, link its photographs to the relevant bottle references rather than automatically describing all four as one original case. When finished, a reader should be able to trace any bottle reference back to its images and documents, rather than finding only a generic paragraph about the scarcity of famous wine.