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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.7 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 44 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by dream on 3/29/2022 & rated 94 points: This magnum drank very youthfully last night. The nose is gorgeous with classic notes of cherry barnyard and ferrous minerals. Ethereal on the palate with good fruit intensity and a crisp yet layered mouthfeel. The finish is firm and complex with beautiful notes of cherry spice and crunchy minerals. 94+ (1616 views) | | | Tasted by vetty on 12/14/2021 & rated 94 points: Palate is smooth but it does has strong back bone. Well balanced acidity and tanning. Fruity, floral, peppery aroma. Very csj. (1709 views) | | | Tasted by hprphf on 10/15/2021 & rated 92 points: Seems consistent with previous vintage observation. Light, rocky, somewhat tawny. 91-92 (1868 views) | | | Tasted by Burgnick on 10/15/2021 & rated 92 points: Consistent with my previous note. An ok Rousseau CSJ but underwhelming. Ginger flowers, berries, spice and herbs. For a CSJ, the palate is too straightforward and light. 91-92 (2017 views) | | | Tasted by BenBlu on 6/24/2021 & rated 94 points: Served blind. On the nose lovely roasted meat aromas waft from the glass. On the palate there is also a lot of meatiness, very wholesome, a now wine. A really great 1998 (which often is too angular / sharp for me). Nice outperformance for the vintage from Rousseau here! Drink now and over the next 5 years. (2353 views) | | | Tasted by reichken on 3/19/2021 & rated 96 points: out of mag @marinos deep dark colorant a nose of spicy dark red fruits, youthful fruit forward mouth and well balanced, nice long finish and I would say singing,,, really good bottle drunk too young (1534 views) | | | Tasted by Topper on 3/9/2020 & rated 95 points: I was surprised at how good this wine was. Earlier notes on this wine were varied but it seems to have turned the corner and shows deep fruit coupled with beautiful earth and dry leaves plus some sweet spice notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. All wrapped together in a perfectly pretty package. This is a gorgeous wine. (2024 views) | | | Tasted by Burgnick on 6/10/2019 & rated 92 points: Took a good two hours to open up. Candied fruit, stems and wild berries. It showed good sweetness and length when it opened up, but lacking excitement and complexity when you expect its a rousseau csj. 91-92 (2221 views) | | | Tasted by fcxj on 1/11/2019 & rated 90 points: JM Paulee. Magnum. Bit dirty, bit unbalanced. (2273 views) | | | Tasted by dream on 12/21/2018 & rated 95 points: This showed beautifully at our annual game dinner at Daniel last night. Clean with great cut and precision and awesome cherry fruit. Tertiary notes are just coming into play here so it will continue to grow more interesting and complex but great to catch it now while the fruit and acidity are still front and center. The finish had gorgeous mineral crunch and beautiful red spice complexity. A perfect magnum. 95+ (2137 views) | | | Tasted by dream on 6/15/2018 & rated 95 points: This is turning the corner into maturity and has that wonderful aged Rousseau nose of macerated cherries, sweet earth and smoky dark forest. On the palate, it's lighter-bodied but showing beautiful medicinal cherry fruit with a fine crunchy intensity. There is also smoky/sweet earth and a bit of barnyard funk. Finishes with superb complexity with wonderful notes of forest floor and crisp minerals. Drinking beautifully now out of magnum. (2545 views) | | | Tasted by LW31 on 6/13/2018: Tart, pure red fruit, lively on attack. Hollow in middle and somewhat hard on finish. Perfectly fine but not for level or producer. A product of its vintage. (2071 views) | | | Tasted by Jeremy Holmes on 11/13/2017: The nose had some sandalwood, rose petals and tart cherry fruit. There’s a touch of volatility and the palate is mid-weight and crunchy. (2256 views) | | | Tasted by Rani on 12/29/2016 & rated 90 points: Slightly stemmy, medicinal. Good balance here for a 98, very structured and long. Tannins are persistent. Will last a long time. (2678 views) | | | Tasted by liber on 7/26/2016 & rated 94 points: 4th of 6, decanted then drunk over 90 minutes, perfect cork and level, previous notes '08-'10 better than fine - mid red, some development on rim; very classy involving nuanced bouquet of black fruits, earth meat with a touch of spice, improving over the 90 mins; medium bodied, silk, very long, persistent, nuanced, with that lovely laid back Rousseau quality....ie everything in its place, nothing forced, layer after layer of flavour as the wine rolls over the tongue (cf LLC and G. Conterno Cascina Francia 95 on same night (we lucky boys and girls!)), just a hint of the tell tale dry tannins of vintage on exit. F+ (18). (3100 views) | | | Tasted by Paul S on 4/30/2014 & rated 94 points: 1998 Burgundy Grand Cru Dinner (Cheng Hu Tien, Keong Saik Road, Singapore): In a word - superlative. Like the Fourrier Clos St Jacques that preceded it, this was quite clearly Grand Cru quality. In fact, as much as I loved the Fourrier, I found this far stronger – it was every bit as charming, but was a much more complete wine. We had another lovely nose here, with deep wafts of dark cherries and berries and dried flowers laced with lots of fragrant spices, with cloves at the forefront, and then a touch of dried earth – a heady mix of the masculine and feminine, all making for a tremendous bouquet. The palate was very fine indeed. It had amazing finesse, with pure flavours of red cherries and berries and sour plums cloaked with a light layer of super-fine tannins and just pitch perfect balance lent by lovely, bright acidity. Like the nose, there was this beguiling femininity and elegance on the palate wed to a more masculine tones, with a savoury, slightly meaty counterpoint and a great undercurrant of mineral and spice stretching into a strong, super-long finish. Boy this was great. A fantastic wine just starting to show its chops – give it 5 years or so in the bottle, and it will be even better. (6442 views) | | | Tasted by dtscbs on 9/7/2013 & rated 95 points: Had with roasted chicken with mushroom velouté and asparagus. (5388 views) | | | Tasted by ricknat1 on 3/23/2013 & rated 91 points: Bobs annual wine weekend (New Haven and Guilford): The three Rousseaus ruled in this flight again . The 99 is early, the 98 is very nice, the 97 is a knockout and best to drink tonight. Over time, it will be 99, 97 and 98.
They are all complex, ripe and elegant in a way that sets his wines above everyone else and rousseau is the reference standard for CSJ. the wines are dense, balanced, earthy with a wild mix of dark and red fruits and the finish goes on forever. (5954 views) | | | Tasted by Pacalet on 11/6/2012 & rated 91 points: Medium red in color, nose of ripe red fruit with beef jerky and slight licorice. Light to medium body with good transparency and balance. A good but not great Rousseau CSJ. (4892 views) | | | Tasted by SimonG on 7/17/2012 & rated 92 points: Ruby to middling garnet - starting to show some obvious maturity. Initially served too warm and nose meaty, beef tea and soy with a faint touch or ice-cream wafer caramel. Cooled down it focused up nicely with purer, red-fruited and more mineral aromas with the odd hint of wet dog. Similar story on the palate - initially very smooth, mellow, quite rich and a little diffuse; when cooled to a proper temp this showed brigher red fruit, reasonable intensity across the mid-palate and a slight 98 bite of tannin on the finish. Not top flight but very enjoyable. **** (4930 views) | | | Tasted by Rupert on 1/30/2012: Sappy and curry powder, spicy, quite meaty for a Rousseau, super but overshadowed by the Hudelot Noellat tonight (3787 views) | | | Tasted by reichken on 7/10/2011 & rated 93 points: Popped and poured. Dark color with a very fresh red fruit nose. Zippy and full of life , this wine had a lot of layers. It opened a little in the glass and was nice to drink it side by side with the 90 as I could taste the common thread of rich red fruit (3474 views) | | | Tasted by jimbomatic on 11/21/2010 & rated 93 points: Nice when wines that you really want to deliver do it. Meaty, earthy notes compliment the dark cherry and spiced plum fruit that is in abundance. This, in contrast to the Lafon, does its thing in a subtle, suave way. From the complexity of the aromatics to the full, energy laden mid-palate to the spicy, deep finish this wine just says special at every juncture. Utterly delicious and has nothing but upside for the foreseeable future. This is not the haunting 1999 but few wines are and this isn’t too, too far off. Easily operates in the 93-94 category if you are keeping score. (3467 views) | | | Tasted by presterjohn on 11/18/2010: sweet delicious nose, warm and soft, slight farmyard. hard mouth, great acidity, limpid, needs time - could be very good (2969 views) | | | Tasted by don_quichotte on 11/17/2009: Not a big fan. A more diluted version of the others. Suffers from the comparison with the 96 and 99. (3530 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Myth Over Matter: Mature Burgundy 1920-2019 (Mar 2023) (3/1/2023)
(Domaine Armand Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Clive Coates MW
Decanter, Clive Coates Armand Rousseau (2/16/2018)
(Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey-Chambertin, 1er Cru Clos St-Jacques, Burgundy, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (9/30/2007)
(Dom Armand Rousseau, Clos Saint-Jacques Premier Cru Gevrey-Chambertin Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Bonus Articles, 1998 Red Burgundy in the Bottle (February 2004)
(Gevrey-Chambertin “Clos St. Jacques”- Rousseau) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Allen Meadows
Burghound (10/2/2001)
(Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St. Jacques 1er Cru Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Allen Meadows
Burghound, 4th Quarter, 2001, Issue #4
(Domaine Armand Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St Jacques 1er Cru Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, March/April 2000, IWC Issue #89
(Domaine Charles Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint Jacques) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (4/23/2008)
(Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques) Medium red color with clear meniscus; roses, VA and oak nose; tart red fruit, light-medium bodied; medium finish 89+ pts. 89 points |
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The best CRUs of Rousseau are Chambertin, Clos de Béze and Clos St. JacquesPinot Noir Varietal character (Appellation America) | Varietal article (Wikipedia)
Pinot Noir is the Noble red grape of Burgundy, capable of ripening in a cooler climate, which Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot will not reliably do. It is unpredictable and difficult both to grow and to vinify, but results in some of the finest reds in the world. It is believed to have been selected from wild vines two thousand years ago. It is also used in the production of champagne. In fact, more Pinot Noir goes into Champagne than is used in all of the Cote d'Or! It is also grown in Alsace, Jura, Germany, the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Romania, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Italy, and so forth, with varying degrees of success.
Pinot Noir is one of the world's most prestigious grapes. It is very difficult to grow and thrives well in France, especially in Champagne and Burgundy. Pinot Noir thrives less in hot areas, is picky on soil, and deserves some oak storage.
Pinot Noir, or Blauburgunder / Spätburgunder in German, is a blue grapevine - and, as the German name suggests, the grape comes originally from Burgundy in France.
The grape, which thrives in calcareous soils, is used primarily for the production of red wine, and it is widely regarded as producing some of the best wines in the world. The wine style is often medium-bodied with high fruit acidity and soft tannins. It can be quite peculiar in fragrance and taste, and not least in structure - which may be why it is referred to as "The Grapes Ballerina".
Pinot Noir is also an important ingredient in sparkling wines, not least in champagne since it is fruity, has good acidity and contains relatively little tannins.
The grape is considered quite demanding to grow. The class itself consists of tightly packed grapes, which makes it more sensitive to rot and other diseases.
Pinot Noir changes quite easily and is genetically unstable. It buds and matures early which results in it often being well ripened. Climate is important for this type of grape. It likes best in cool climates - in warm climates the wines can be relaxed and slightly pickled.
In cooler climates, the wine can get a hint of cabbage and wet leaves, while in slightly warmer regions we often find notes of red berries (cherries, strawberries, raspberries, currants), roses and slightly green notes when the wine is young. With age, more complex aromas of forest floor, fungi and meat emerge.
In Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary, it often produces light wines with less character. However, it has produced very good results in California, Oregon and New Zealand.
With its soft tannins and delicate aroma, it is excellent for white fish, chicken and light meat. For the stored wines you can serve small game. Classic duck breast is a matter of course, a Boeuf Burgundy and Pinot Noir are pure happiness.
Pinot Noir loses quality by over-harvesting.
Pinot Noir is prone to diseases, especially rot and mildew. Viruses cause major problems especially in Burgundy.
Pinot Noir are large round grapes with thin skins. Relatively high in alcohol content. Medium rich tannins and good with acid.
As a young person, Pinot Noir has a distinctly fruity character such as raspberries, cherries and strawberries.
A mature Pinot Noir, the taste is different. Cherry goes into plum and prune flavors. It smells of rotten leaves, coffee, moist forest floor and animal wine. This must be experienced.
In warm climates you find boiled plum, some rustic, little acid.
If the grapes are over-grown, the wine will be thin, with little color and flavor.Clos St. Jacques On weinlagen.infoFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
Côte de Nuits on weinlagen.infoGevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Map on weinlagen.info |
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