Tasted with TH Pan. My feelings are very consistent with the other notes posted to date. This was a wine of great levity, ethereal and fresh. Lacking the purity of fruit or the muscular structure one might hope for in such a Gevery. Rather acid forward even after several hours of air.
Someone once drunkenly told me that Rousseau only makes three wines: Chambertin, Beze and CSJ. While at the time I found the comment to be arrogant, I am increasingly guilty of failing to convince myself otherwise.
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Pretty subtle and restrained. More black fruit with a touch of red fruit and a little spice. Pretty and delicate on the palate. Enjoyable but leaves you wanting more.
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This was drank alongside 4 of Rousseau's grand crus, so probably an unfair comparison! Ruby to garnet in colour. Bright acidity with a slightly Tart palate with sour cherries. A good wine, but sadly not at the lofty heights of the other Rousseau plots
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seems like LSJ doesn't do it for me (having had several producers and several vintages)... palate on this wine wasn't showing much if any fruit, and whatever other elements were there were underwhelming... read the other notes and am hoping that perhaps this bottle might be somewhat shut so won't try again 'til 2024 (if I'm disciplined)
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Prunes, hawflakes, wild berries and oak on the nose. Palate was oaky and straight-forward. Not much depth and complexity. When it was being side to side compared to claude dugat lavaux saint jacque 08, it was clearly less appealing as the sweetness of fruit on the palate was not expressed and less precision.
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Open 1 day. Very nice, expressive nose of cherry and tree sap. Quite young and primary, with chewy (crunchy) tannin, rich red fruit, earth, and a bit of herbal/stemmy notes. Medium finish. Incredibly young, but a very nice nose. Clearly, hold.
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Tightly wound and restrained at first, but this opens out really nicely with a few hours of air to show a core of incredibly pure, sappy red fruited flavours tinged by spicy, floral and stony accents. It's very primary, but there's great purity and finesse here and a remarkable combination of intensity and lightness on the palate.
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much better on night two than night one, cherry cough syrup on night one, tannins were light so not edgy, on night two the medicinal flavor was gone and the fruit was more hi toned, still too young for sure, no secondary or earthy/funky burgundy flavors, i will wait five years before opening another
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7/9/2023 - nmmnori wrote: 91 Points
Tasted with TH Pan. My feelings are very consistent with the other notes posted to date. This was a wine of great levity, ethereal and fresh. Lacking the purity of fruit or the muscular structure one might hope for in such a Gevery. Rather acid forward even after several hours of air.
Someone once drunkenly told me that Rousseau only makes three wines: Chambertin, Beze and CSJ. While at the time I found the comment to be arrogant, I am increasingly guilty of failing to convince myself otherwise.
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12/18/2022 - Musinus wrote: 91 Points
Delicate, silky, light ruby color. Cherry, coffee, and tobacco aromas. Moderately more acidic than desirable. Best consumed before long.
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1/2/2022 - johnh1001 wrote: 91 Points
Pretty subtle and restrained. More black fruit with a touch of red fruit and a little spice. Pretty and delicate on the palate. Enjoyable but leaves you wanting more.
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7/16/2021 - KenK Likes this wine: 91 Points
While not a dazzler, this offered up nice dark berry flavors with a somewhat leaner tighter profile. Good, but not great. Will more time help?
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7/14/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Bastille Day Celebration with Lots of Champagne Rosé (Park Ridge Country Club): Small glass, brief note. Slightly more black vs red cherry here with faint spice and meat notes. Good length, just not quite as forthcoming yet as I would expect, showing a fairly firm middle and finish. Probably needs more time.
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8/17/2020 - _water.into.wine_ Likes this wine: 90 Points
This was drank alongside 4 of Rousseau's grand crus, so probably an unfair comparison! Ruby to garnet in colour. Bright acidity with a slightly Tart palate with sour cherries. A good wine, but sadly not at the lofty heights of the other Rousseau plots
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6/7/2020 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 90 Points
seems like LSJ doesn't do it for me (having had several producers and several vintages)... palate on this wine wasn't showing much if any fruit, and whatever other elements were there were underwhelming... read the other notes and am hoping that perhaps this bottle might be somewhat shut so won't try again 'til 2024 (if I'm disciplined)
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1/6/2016 - Burgnick wrote: 90 Points
Prunes, hawflakes, wild berries and oak on the nose. Palate was oaky and straight-forward. Not much depth and complexity. When it was being side to side compared to claude dugat lavaux saint jacque 08, it was clearly less appealing as the sweetness of fruit on the palate was not expressed and less precision.
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3/15/2014 - indiscriminate palate wrote:
Open 1 day. Very nice, expressive nose of cherry and tree sap. Quite young and primary, with chewy (crunchy) tannin, rich red fruit, earth, and a bit of herbal/stemmy notes. Medium finish. Incredibly young, but a very nice nose. Clearly, hold.
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3/14/2014 - salil wrote: 92 Points
Tightly wound and restrained at first, but this opens out really nicely with a few hours of air to show a core of incredibly pure, sappy red fruited flavours tinged by spicy, floral and stony accents. It's very primary, but there's great purity and finesse here and a remarkable combination of intensity and lightness on the palate.
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2/8/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Knightsbridge Annual Wildman Burgundy Dinner (Trump International Hotel - Chicago IL): Red fruit aromas with some floral hints, then red and black fruit flavors with moderate intensity and depth. Very clean and energetic. Still needs a few more years in the cellar.
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12/28/2012 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 91 Points
much better on night two than night one, cherry cough syrup on night one, tannins were light so not edgy, on night two the medicinal flavor was gone and the fruit was more hi toned, still too young for sure, no secondary or earthy/funky burgundy flavors, i will wait five years before opening another
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5/2/2012 - unrelenting wrote: 91 Points
quite feminine for G-C; good finish
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5/1/2012 - Rupert wrote: 88 Points
Rousseau 2008 complete horizontal (Bordeaux Index, London): Darker and richer than the straight villages, but sharper, in fact this has very high acid indeed, and is not hugely expressive
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2/12/2011 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
La Paulée de New York Grand Tasting (Metropolitan Pavilion - New York NY): Red and black fruit aromas, then mostly black fruit flavors. Spice hints throughout with good minerality and acidity. Moderate power, but very balanced.
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2/12/2011 - ews3 wrote: 93 Points
La Paulee de NY - Grand Tasting (2008 Vintage) (Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC): nice fruit profile. spiked with a zingy medium acidity that is well integrated. wonderful finish.
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