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Primary but beautiful. 10 more years. 98+ (1258 views)

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1991 Rousseau Clos de Beze - Superstar wine in a superstar vintage. Warm strawberry compote and herbs de provence explode out of the class. Surprised how powerful and structured the wine is still, it has that type of broad shoulder that still needs to loosen up with age. There's a bit of a savory wild edge on it that's matched with loads of dark fruit gripping the whole mouth mixed in with bacon and cracked pepper. Savory and delicious with still TONS of runway to go. The wine is spectacular now in its "youth" but it's going to reach an epic level in 5-10 years. (2496 views)

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Spectacular nose that is at first more or less interchangeable with the straight Chambertin alongside with big projection, complexity, and detail, but this remains a little cleaner cut whereas the Chambertin starts to explore more terroir rusticity and nuance. The palate here may be technically a degree stronger with more detectable structure and power, but tonight I like the openness of the Chambertin. Ethereal but still powerful. Both sensational. (2146 views)

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What there to say. It’s the bomb. (1876 views)

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Good showing, lots of energy, many layers. (2191 views)

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Easy-going, lovely and totally enjoyable with dried cherry and earth but well short of a bottle from a couple of months ago and bottles before that. Just fading a bit. Think that maybe the bulletproof phase of the past several years for '91 Rousseau is passing and these (on average) may be starting a slow decline from a very, very high peak. (1723 views)

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Good tension here and high quality dark red fruit. Less spice to this bottle but driven by a compact and energetic palate. 96+ (1507 views)

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drank alongside the 90, and ahead of a combo of 99 Chambertin & Beze. Consistent with prior experience, it's a savory beauty to behold....all kinds of florals, minerals, dancing textures. Next to the 90 which was simply cranking, and right up my alley, I gave that one a very slight edge (not a unanimous opinion). The real takeaway is Rousseau might be making the best red burgundies out there for the past several decades (1340 views)

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More focused and precise than the '93. Cool red fruit and cool sweet spice. Still a lot of upside here. 96-97+ (2355 views)

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Dark red fruit with tension across the midpalate and finish. Energetic acids on finish. Minerality here, less soil than typical, dark sweet just emerging but with much more to come. 95+ (2089 views)

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ON an amazing night with 90 and 91 Rousseau Beze and Chambertin, the Beze's both showed precision and elegance that belied the structure underneath. There is no doubt that this is brilliant wine and the crowd slightly preferred the 91s to the 90s. If your idea of perfection is compelling elegance on top of awesome flavor, this is your wine. (2165 views)

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Magical 2x2 flights: 90 Chambertin, 90 Beze. 91 Chambertin, 91 Beze. A rare treat to have all four of these in one sitting. The 90 Chambertin was so pure, and so beautiful. Close to perfection. The 90 Beze was delicious, rich, and a great foil to the Chambertin. The 91 Chambertin was in any setting fantastic, but a touch shy of the perfect 90. Then the 91 Beze comes along, and is literally the sexiest wine on the planet on this night. So utterly lovely. What a perfect set of wines. (2200 views)

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Had this along with the Chambertin, and I gave this a slight edge because of the added aromatic dimension, though the Chamb may have had a touch more depth. Both wines with tremendous complexity, depth and savory notes that made them oh so irresistible. Better than the 90 (2442 views)

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Deep and dark tangy fruit with light licorice and smoke notes. (1905 views)

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Rousseau and Coche. Bellecour, Wayzata, MN: As anticipated, a gorgeous bottle of 91 Beze. Fascinating to drink it side by side with the 90 as these are two amazing bottles. (2522 views)

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Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Bèze: 1964 - 2014 (Per Se): Warm red berry nose and with ceramic and smoked meat more indicative of Northern Rhône. Beautiful roses and red florals. Intricate, delicate, beautiful. On the palate this is sensational as well, expansive, rich, delicious. Driving finish. (2728 views)

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most though this was the wine of the night. i liked the 93 slightly more but this was totally mature Rousseau from magnum and almost perfect. thanks bob (2219 views)

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Beautiful garnet color with light bricking. Red fruit, sweet spice and forest floor. Kept evolving in the glass. Medium+ body, great balance and very long finish. So many layers. This is a wine that gets your attention. Beautiful. (3360 views)

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This example started out a bit astringent, but evolved to show weighty and quite full on the nose and palate. Comments were that this bottle was not representative as it seemed a bit disjointed, not soaring as expected or as the 1991 Rousseau Chambertin did, tasted alongside it. (3694 views)

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2015 Villa d’Este Wine Symposium - Kelly and Kevin's excellent adventure; 11/3/2015-11/9/2015 (Villa D’este, Lake Como): Subtle yet incredibly complex nose displaying essence of strawberry and raspberry, Asian medicine, mocha, cedar, mint, caramel, sesame and white truffle. Perfect harmonious palate, silky, pure, energetic and weightless, subtle red fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity and incredibly long seamless finish. Perfect harmony and balance. Absolutely delicious. (5573 views)

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Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze event; 9/11/2015-9/12/2015 (Capella Hotel Georgetown): Beguiling sweet ripe red and yellow fruits, raspberry essence, yellow cherry, light caramel, a hint of sous bois, cinnamon, tree bark, cappuccino, sesame and mushroom. Beautiful harmonious overall palate impression, quite silky and sensual, decadent yet delicate raspberry jelly driven palate impression, perfect amount of acidity, fully integrated tannins and very long seamless finish. This is a class Rousseau, neither big nor impressive but energetic, seamless and decadent. Great showing. (5213 views)

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Peter's 40th Birthday celebration at Nicolas. Last burgundy of the evening and what a wine, just what a wine. Ruby red, just the slightest bit darker than the Mugnier Bonnes Mares 99. The nose was an absolute killer. It wasn't as voluptuous and ripe as the Mugnier, neither did it have the intensity and depth of the Montille, but my word was this special. Exotic Arabian spice, coffee, wild strawberries, rose petals, honey and that splendid minerals and meat from the very best of Gevrey. This had a real underlying elegance, you just felt a waste drinking it too quickly. I'm sure with 2 hours in the glass, it would have showed best. The palate was just as beautiful, with lovely layers of grilled meats, barbeque, beef stock, strawberries, currants, wood spice, new leather. Acid and tannins were well integrated, the balance was perfect for this wine. Finish was long, complex and detailed. Very pronounced and elegant. This was the clear (aged) standout of the night. Thanks Peter, I'm glad to have been blessed with such a lovely generous friend. (4286 views)

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La Paulée de New York Gala Dinner (New York, NY): Brief Paulee tasting note. Hints forest floor combine with great red and black fruit aromas. Not as powerful as some vintages of rousseau Beze, but incredibly nuanced, layered and well textured, this is long, energetic and very exciting. (6488 views)

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I've had this wine a couple of times before and have always loved it. In fact it is my wife's all time favorite wine! This wine did not disappoint. It was served alongside the 85 and 90 Chambertin. A bit more structured than the 85 but less so than the 90. Dark cherries, meat, some oak. So complex. Big mid palate with some soft tannins poking through. Long, long finish. Great wine. (4109 views)

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Spicy nose that is nicely powerful, smooth and elegant to a fault. Great breed, but for me this bottle did not sing tonight. (4204 views)

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Bested the 91 Chambertin, but under-performed what this wine can be. Good, not great tonight. (4392 views)

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Open savoury nose with bright reb berries and stone fruits. Graphite, barnyard, mushroomy earth, clove, teak, fried bacon, beans and peashoots.
Light to medium bodied beautifully refreshing and grainy palatal feel. Red berries and stone fruits with notes of coffee, peashoots and minerality. Endless finish.
Structured complexity with seamless ease. Amazing stuff. (4420 views)

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A Red Burgundy night in Helsinki (Classic Wine Cellars, Helsinki, Finland): Clearly less evolved than the 1988 Chambertin. Also an extremely lovely and complex nose of powerful fruit and damp earth. In the mouth liquor-like intensity with still youngish pure fruit and fine terroir complexities. Wonderful mouthfeel. With enough air it becomes almost as refined as the Chambertin. Perhaps just a bit less finesse, but very, very lovely. Extraordinary wine. (4088 views)

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Drank the 91 Beze and 91 CSJ side by side. The nose on both was beguiling. In the glass, the Beze went from strength to strength, while the CSJ started to taper off (likely some heat along the way). The Beze was outstanding, the CSJ very good. (3419 views)

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I love this vintage. One of the stars of the night!Big complex nose with secondary aromas, red fruits, funk. Dense, rich, balanced. Long lingering finish. Ambrosia! My wife's all time favorite wine. 96 pts. (3927 views)

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Drank along side the Chambertin. Although an excellent example the Chambertin was showing better. Great pinot nose, red fruit, floral. (3545 views)

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Drank with OT and crew @ Frankies. The nose was full of blackberries, and had a wonderful light floral component. Probably too young to be drinking now but loved every drop. This puppy needs time, but has potential to be very special stuff. (2301 views)

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Champagne and Chambertin (Marea in New york): Beautiful, savage, smooth and drinking perfectly now. Well balanced between the animalistic and leather with dark and cherry fruits. (4533 views)

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Alcohol :: 13%
There were burn rubber nose that masked the fruits and profile during the first poured and alerted us that this might be condition problem with this bottle. We leave it alone and get back to it in another 20mins and hey! The rubbery nose has completely blew off and display lovely, perfume bouquet of sweet cherry, dark berry and earthy, wild meatiness that is so deep and focus. The wine continue to put on weight through out the night and the intense, super rich mid palate is awesome. Lots of power and surprisingly fresh, not taut but very fine masculine profile that is elegance and flow on to the palate nicely with palate staining, fine-grained tannins that giving good grip and flow on seamlessly to the intense, slightly austere long finish. Very lively and youthful, some med level of fine, ripe tannin and structure to shed, lovely. I'm looking forward to try the Chambertin! (3760 views)

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Very muscular yet elegant, powerful and intense. Amazing nose. Still young, sexy and wild. Strawberries mixed with animal aromas and flavors. Impressive length. (4066 views)

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Great Wine with a Pig on a Spit (Elmhurst IL): Aromas of intense red fruit, sous bois and fall flowers. Mature fruit on palate with great texture. Drinking well now. (4648 views)

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The Greatest Pig Roast Ever?? (Chicagoland): Highly aromatic red fruits and forest floor nose with some spice in the background. The same on the palate. Great texture with no hard edges. Great acidity on the lengthy finish. Beautiful. (5179 views)

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Birthday Bash with Pig (Chicagoland): Mostly sous-bois notes and red fruits. Mature. Medium bodied. Masculine styling. Really nice. (4982 views)

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First Growths, etc @ Howard's (Old Greenwich, CT): Given the lofty reputation of this wine, it was a disappointment. Primary, high-toned cherry fruit and some sous bois. Grippy on the finish, but the mid-palate seemed a bit thin and watery for a Grand Cru. Nice wine, but nothing out of the ordinary... showed more like a good village level wine. A sample held for the next day showed the same. (5003 views)

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4th and final bottle for me. All I can say is, that this wine is the ** essence of wine for me **. It has everything that I could wish for and more. Truly Extraordinary! It will hold much longer and probably even soften, but I don't see the point in waiting. See my other note and others for the small print.. (9528 views)

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One of the greatest wines I have ever had in my life. Breathtaking purity. A+ (4368 views)

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I knew this would be a great wine, what I did not know though was how great. I still even now, a day later, still don’t fully comprehend the experience it provided. I do though know very well – it has no doubtfully changed my expectations of wine in general. Onwards is going to be a whole different story.

The second I poured the wine in the glass, it exploded. Masses and I mean masses of aromas were revealed. I have yet to experience a wine providing such huge and complete aromas so fast, especially from such a complex and unique one such as this 91. I will simply quote Mr. John Gillman’s description, as I could not possibly describe it any better “The bouquet soars from the glass in a mélange of sweet black cherries, blood orange, grilled venison, woodsmoke, minerals, violets and a judicious framing of vanillin oak.” So right and so bloody great! I was blown away.. honestly. Full massive body, with incredibly profound flavors. Perfectly structured (and I mean perfect.. as in “it can’t get any better than this” perfect) with an incredibly accurate and easy to full-in-love with balance. An overflow of personality, so much so, that this has to be one of the easiest wines to spot out in a blind tasting. Talk about terroir.. geez. Huge finish with an incredibly appealing aftertaste. Overall this wine exceeded my already high expectations and provided what for me was the ultimate wine experience. Yet fully ready to be enjoyed now, will no doubtfully cellar and probably improve for many more years. Though I am told the 91 Chambertin is “better”, I can’t score this one anything less than 100/100. For me this was as perfect as it gets. (13885 views)

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Still good dark color. A bit closed, but still muscular and dense. Let this one sleep. (5762 views)

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CT Group does 1995 Bordeaux w/ Blind Wine Mania @ Mike J: Very dark for a Burgundy of 7 years old. Black raspberries and cherries. Very nicely extracted, and yet very elegant. The proverbial "iron fist in a velvet glove". Some minerals and smoke added to the mix to add complexity. A wonderful, yet young, wine with tons of room to improve. Still waiting to show those secondary aromas. (6574 views)

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