Respectable for the vintage for sure but disappointing in the context to Rousseau CSJ (as shown in this vertical 0f 88/94-99 and 07), clearly the weakest wine of the evening. Some pepper and red fruit, but a touch dilute overall and just lacking the fireworks.
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The vintage has been criticized for not having much “stuffing” but the Rousseau CSJ has found a pleasant drinking plateau. There is color bricking and the fruit is a thinner mature red fruit compote, plums, blueberries with soft, dusty tannic grip yet this belies a svelte middle weight profile and a surprising aromatic lift with notes of cocoa, sous bois and camp fire complemented by a fresher saline mineral backbone. The wine lacks a little precision and has a yolky aromatic note yet there are pleasures here relative to some of the lower scores on record.
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Rousseau '92 and '94 Dinner (Scottsdale, AZ): A step down from the '92 this has some sour and bitter notes on the finish. While not ethereal like the '92 it's good -- it's denser and deeper than the '92, but just seems clunky by comparison with a dry finish.
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From magnum. Lovely subtle nose with raspberry and spices (cloves). Some rhubarb? Such lightness of tough showing - Rousseau really is a class apart in CSJ. Just lacks fruit due to the poor vintage. Finishes a bit tart. Another great job by Rousseau in a poor vintage, which whispers its quality rather than shouting about it.
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7/1/2023 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 90 Points
Respectable for the vintage for sure but disappointing in the context to Rousseau CSJ (as shown in this vertical 0f 88/94-99 and 07), clearly the weakest wine of the evening. Some pepper and red fruit, but a touch dilute overall and just lacking the fireworks.
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8/22/2021 - ChambertinMan wrote: 93 Points
The vintage has been criticized for not having much “stuffing” but the Rousseau CSJ has found a pleasant drinking plateau. There is color bricking and the fruit is a thinner mature red fruit compote, plums, blueberries with soft, dusty tannic grip yet this belies a svelte middle weight profile and a surprising aromatic lift with notes of cocoa, sous bois and camp fire complemented by a fresher saline mineral backbone. The wine lacks a little precision and has a yolky aromatic note yet there are pleasures here relative to some of the lower scores on record.
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8/1/2020 - tinybubbles wrote: 88 Points
From magnum. Somewhat dry and short. Certainly drinkable as far as '94s go today.
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10/19/2016 - Alex G. Likes this wine:
Rousseau '92 and '94 Dinner (Scottsdale, AZ): A step down from the '92 this has some sour and bitter notes on the finish. While not ethereal like the '92 it's good -- it's denser and deeper than the '92, but just seems clunky by comparison with a dry finish.
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2/26/2016 - JulianSkeels wrote: 89 Points
From magnum. Lovely subtle nose with raspberry and spices (cloves). Some rhubarb? Such lightness of tough showing - Rousseau really is a class apart in CSJ. Just lacks fruit due to the poor vintage. Finishes a bit tart. Another great job by Rousseau in a poor vintage, which whispers its quality rather than shouting about it.
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