Community Tasting Notes 83

• The Vines That Bind wrote: 94 points

  January 5, 2024 - [Blind] Fascinating comparison to the last glass (2000 Rousseau Beze) once revealed. Tonight I would say the '00 showed better, more ready and expressive, even if this '01 is technically bigger and has more and riper fruit. Coming around, also forward. Can hold these.

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• Alex G. Likes this wine:

  December 15, 2023 - Burgundy For Lunch Bunch Holiday Event 2023 (Phoenix, AZ USA): I thought this was the youngest of the flight, as did several others. My guess was 2010 vintage owing to the purity and transparency which were striking.
  
  Total shock upon the reveal given another wine in the flight was 2009 Rousseau Beze. I was so suspicious about this, and there was little pour of the 01 left at the end so I grabbed a fresh pour to confirm. Yes indeed, this 01 was correctly identified and drinks as a 2010.
  
  This is a magnificent example of Rousseau Beze that will surely present even more complexity in time. Given the purity of fruit, transparency, and superb spice one could hardly be faulted for drinking now.

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• rnellans wrote: 94 points

  October 6, 2023 - Lafon Montrachet vertical with some great champagne and reds. (Four Seasons, Minneapolis, MN): Tasted alongside the '99 and '02. Excellent fruit.Dark cherries. Good structure. Backward to start but improved with time in the glass. Finish slightly bitter to me. My third favorite of the three.

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• BradE wrote:

  August 31, 2023 - We were two for two tonight. A lovely bottle that started slowly and transmogrified from very good to excellent over three hours.

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• chablis28 wrote: 96 points

  August 31, 2023 - Enjoyed sax jazz master Charles Lloyd & his quartet getting lost in the music tonight. Thanks to longtime wine buddy Brad E for the ticket & Diane finding something even better to do tonight, grand kids! We did our best to bring some Burgs to compliment the music but even great wines can take a back seat to gifted jazz artists living in the moment and breathing new life into songs they've played many times before and yet, differently every time. That's jazz! This was gorgeous tonight with time in glass. Brad had decanted which I'm sure was a smart call but this really woke up in my Reidel Burg glass after 30 minutes or so and just kept adding weight and complexity till my last sip. Nose showed forest floor & spice notes. Signature Rousseau purity and elegance. Thanks Brad for the tickets to Charles and quartet and for bringing that well source Beze!

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Côte de Nuits
• Appellation Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru

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• Pending Delivery 20 (1%)
• In Cellars 1,128 (69%)
• Consumed 483 (30%)

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