1983 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 94.2 points

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  3/2/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 95 Points

  La Paulée de Los Angeles Gala Dinner (The Fairmont - Santa Monica CA): Small glass, tasted blind. Ripe, dense, and powerful, I thought 1989 that has aged into great elegance, but 1983 makes this even more impressive.

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  10/28/2021 - fclarity wrote: 94 Points

  I don't usually open a bottle of this magnitude on a Thursday night. However, when my auction shipment arrived, the cork on this one was floating in the wine. Obviously, that meant the wine was a bit cloudy but the wine's red center and tawny rims said it was fully mature.
  
  The high- intensity nose put forth currants, rhubarb, roses, tan spices, and minerals. In the mouth, this wine was relatively quiet at first and I wondered if it was DOA. However, as it aired it grew stronger and more dramatic. It was ripe and rich with light tannin, firm acidity, and very good length.
  
  It appeared that the foil had protected this wine for some unknown number of hours after the cork fell in. It was a lovely wine that was moving down the back side of optimum condition, or, as Alan likes to say, the "acidity was creeping in".
  
  This had top notch complexity and a lovely mouthfeel but was not quite up there with the best vintages. Enjoy!

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  8/27/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points

  Ramonet 2015 Horizontal / Rousseau Older CSJ Vertical (RPM Steak - Chicago IL): In 01/95/89/83 vertical. Great aromas of fresh and dried black cherry with slowly cooked mushroom, leather, and braised meat. Similar flavors, but less fruit, more earth, so not quite as exciting, but charming nonetheless. Also purchased in 2013 from its original owner, so pristine provenance, but not quite as vibrant as the previous bottle from that purchase opened in 2018.

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  8/27/2021 - Nanda wrote: 94 Points

  Friday Night Ramonet & Rousseau (RPM Steak - Chicago, IL): Gorgeous mature old burg nose with dried black cherry, mushroom, spice and gamy meat intense. Tasty and complex on the palate though not as vibrant as the nose.

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  2/10/2020 - FYC wrote:

  Dark, earthy, sous bois, and nicely resolved. Completely tertiary with some soy, spice, and black tea notes. Fruit is starting to dry but holds up well through the night. In very good shape. About the thing wrong (my fault not the wine) is that it was drank next to an otherworldly 90.
  
  Will have to make sure my next and last bottle is not drank next to the 90!

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