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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.5 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 43 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 4/20/2024 & rated 98 points: Armand Rousseau Dinner: Pronounced nose intensity with notes of mushroom, truffle, graphite, red fruits, spices, toast. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin. Long finish. Aeration 4 hours in bottle. Surprisingly for a weaker vintage in 2001 it’s still performing very well. (208 views) | | | Tasted by DaleW on 4/13/2024: Red and black plum, smoked meat, an herbal note (someone thought celery, I thought celery seed), quite complex and long. Not one of the Rousseau big 3, but nice showing. B+/A- (140 views) | | | Tasted by hprphf on 11/19/2022: Hawthorn and red fruit, hard to place, perhaps lightly oxidized. (1047 views) | | | Tasted by Jeremy Holmes on 5/10/2021: Earthy and pure. Highly-perfumed red and blue fruits. Mid-weight but near perfect balance and proportion. So silky of texture and good persistence. (1912 views) | | | Tasted by mye on 4/19/2021: Decanted for nearly 4 hours as we were told this bottling might be tight. Beautiful mellow red fruit, sous bois, and prominent black tea notes. Balanced acidity, integrated tannins, so just a really tasty drinking bottle. Continued to unfurl with time, so definitely a bottle worthwhile decanting (1999 views) | | | Tasted by schan109 on 5/7/2020 & rated 95 points: Bottle breathe for 3 hours and chilled for 5 min before serving. Unbelievable perfume with wild flower and scent of clam. The palate was rather light but start to evolve after 30 minutes. The nose becomes more reduced but revealed dark cherries and some wood. After an hour, the palate feels more muscular with good depth and grip. Medium to long finishing. Peak at around 2 hours. Very pleasant to drink now, and should be able to age for another 5 years. (2072 views) | | | Tasted by Derek Darth Taster on 4/10/2018 & rated 95 points: CDLR: Rousseau vs Ponsot (East Side): 90 mins of air in bottle and drank over the next 2+ hours.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, ruby colour with garnet rim. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of perfumed violets, sweet caramelised dark meat, red cherries, blue/purple fruit. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), fine silky medium tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of boysenberries, blue plums, dark red cherries, meat, earth, Syrah-like olive, and orange peel with more air. Very long finish.
Very good quality. Feels like a wine at the prime of its life, and still a good 5-6 years ahead of it. Nice ripeness and concentration. Felt more Moreyish and Clos de la Roche-like than the 2001 Ponsot CdlR. Why is Allen Meadows' score so low?! (4249 views) | | | Tasted by Kemo Sabe on 3/23/2017 & rated 94 points: Really good. Popped and poured. This wine is still young. Classic CLDR size and nuance. Red berries mixed with darker berries, maple and good spice notes; wonderful nose just streaming out of the glass. Think there is room for this to get better. (3376 views) | | | Tasted by steinersing on 9/24/2016 & rated 93 points: beautiful nose, Vosne perfumes misled us in the blind tasting, great elegance (3494 views) | | | Tasted by steinersing on 4/26/2015 & rated 94 points: the wine seems to be in an extraordinary strong phase - another 2001 which currently shows well. great perfume in the nose; open. and a good body with all elements in place. Not sure if this is very long lived, but now great. (4175 views) | | | Tasted by fc1910 on 12/27/2014 & rated 92 points: An after X- mas wine evening: my only bottle of this vintage, drunk as number three of CdlR, more like a fine and classic Bourgogne, very harmonic, spicy with mineral hints, dark fruit, complex and delicate, long fine finish, bought for about 65€ a decade ago, the price in our days is out of reach, and too much for what you get......., but still have some bottles from the beginning of the millenium........, ***(*)- + ?, 91- 93- ? (4145 views) | | | Tasted by chablis28 on 12/10/2014 & rated 95 points: My last btl and singing tonight. PnP out at dinner and served along side a very nice 2001 Jadot CSJ that was showing too much oak at this juncture compared to the stellar balance of the Rousseau CDLR. This Cru gets very little love compared to the Rousseau "big 3" of CSJ, Beze and Chambertin but, this btl tonight showed all the greatness you expect from Rousseau. That said its too bad that more recent vintages of everything Rousseau are largely out of reach of most everyday Joes like myself. Fortunately, I snatched this up for $81 around 2005. Terrific spice, minerality, red fruit, length and beautiful texture. So pure and fresh. The Jadot will likely perform much better too with time but, it was fun to see the Rousseau prove its superior producer pedigree tonight in the same vintage. The Rousseau style is everything I want in red Burgundy. Wish I could afford more of them! (3884 views) | | | Tasted by Topper on 7/16/2014 & rated 95 points: Either this was an unusually good bottle, or this wine has been underestimated. We had it along with the the classic 1990 Dujac CDR and this wine was at least as good though of course younger; all the same flavor profiles were there with just a bit more youth and power. Big blackberry and cherry fruit with some chocolate backdrop and a touch of cinnamon. Just the right moment for this wine. This was really a spectacular and unexpected treat and deserves to be drunk with appreciation and respect. (3343 views) | | | Tasted by AndrewSGHall on 7/23/2013: I could be wrong, but I think this wine is at its peak (tho will stay there for a bit) and will always be just shy of what Clos de la Roche can be. Nice, balanced with a good mineral/mossy middle and some solid upper registers. Good perfume and solid finish. But all told, a B+ wine where there cellar and the pedigree should be a solid A. (3704 views) | | | Tasted by rnellans on 3/15/2013 & rated 94 points: Red fruits…what elegance that we expect with Rousseau. Great balance, depth and length. Long finish. Totally different but I prefer over the previous wine. (3129 views) | | | Tasted by jlemerond on 11/17/2012 & rated 92 points: Dark ruby. Still incredibly youthful - very little tertiary development. All dark red fruits, with a touch of smoke and earth beneath. Incredibly long, mouth coating finish. Can't wait to see how this develops over the years - I won't touch another bottle for at least 5+. (3437 views) | | | Tasted by chablis28 on 6/10/2012 & rated 90 points: Showed well but did not wow me tonight like the 01 Ruchottes did a few months ago. Others seemed to admire it more. Hold last btl for 3 more years and see what happens. I don't think this is long ager but who knows. Lets see where it is in 2015. (3781 views) | | | Tasted by Vinotas on 4/18/2012: Burgundy Night At PDH (New York): Outstanding, as usual, very similar notes as last time. At first pop, GORGEOUS aromas of sous-bois, earth and moss hiding a cherry tree that was trying to break out and breathe. I let it stand open for about 3.5 hours before finally pouring this, and wow was it beautiful. Very few secondary aromas, but lots of crisp and precise light red fruits that now seemed to come to the fore, offering peeks of what I had smelled at first, and ending with a long, slightly haunting finish. This is obviously too young, but it's drinking so beautifully that it was hard to put down. (4142 views) | | | Tasted by rnellans on 4/3/2012 & rated 93 points: More red fruited than the 99 Charmes. Strawberry jam aromas. Silky, balanced and seductive. Vibrant with good acidity. Needs time. (3056 views) | | | Tasted by reichken on 10/6/2011 & rated 93 points: Texture- light color , delicious nose of red fruits, mostly strawberries. Very clean in the mouth, med high straight pure acidity that drives the way. This was a pleasure to drink , in a good place and getting better (3051 views) | | | Tasted by reichken on 7/21/2011 & rated 92 points: dark wine, dark fruits on the nose touch of spice. long slow coating of the mouth. wine gets better as it sits in glass . good drink (2861 views) | | | Tasted by reichken on 2/3/2011 & rated 93 points: Dinner @ ledbury-clear clean lightish purple. a nose of sweet red strawberries. a bit closed (tannic ) when opened but as it sat on the table it lost its elbows and become a very easy to drink med length very well balanced burg. pleasure to drink . improving (3336 views) | | | Tasted by chablis28 on 9/22/2010 & rated 93 points: Drinking very very well and yet will definitely benefit from 3-5 more years. Wonderful classic Burg nose of damp forest floor and roses. An erethral feather weight Burg with elegance and percision and yet, beguiling Grand Cru power in spades. This doesn't wap you, it seduces you as only great burgundy can. Loved it! Glad I have two more. (3353 views) | | | Tasted by Siggy on 9/22/2010 & rated 92 points: Tasting Group Dinner - Burgs and a Great Vieux Donjon (Cafe Levain, Minneapolis): It has been a couple of years since I last tasted this, and this was easily the best bottle I've tried. Earthy and young, with fantastic aromatics that lead to a barely mid-weight palate of dark fruit and earth. A perfumed, soil-driven rendition of Clos de la Roche that steadily put on weight over the course of dinner, and was at its best on the last sip. This bottle had enough fine tannin to suggest that additional short-term cellaring would pay off. (4080 views) | | | Tasted by Dave Dalluge on 9/22/2010 & rated 92 points: Champagne and Burgs #1: My fourth go at this wine (first since 3/08) and, while the best showing yet, this is still years from peak. Thin cherry red color with black hues. Youthful nose featuring sweet red fruit, mineral and oak. Compact cherry flavors coupled with a silky texture are most promising, but tannins come on strong by mid-palate and produce a drying finish. Enjoyable to drink now and showing much better than the last bottle, but should reach even greater heights in the future. (4021 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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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.France 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.infoClos de la Roche Grand CruLocated in the heart of Morey-St.-Denis, the Clos de la Roche vineyard is known to produce wines of great length and concentration while having a great minerality and pure fruit aromas.
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