July 6, 2020 - I guess the secret is out. 92 Rousseau drinking very well and this CSJ is no exception. Just a very elegant and nicely balanced Rousseau CSJ with fine length and both sweet fruit and some tertiary characters. Not a powerhouse like say the 90 CSJ but more expressive than say 98 Chambertin and Beze.
December 17, 2019 - Not a great vintage, which makes it a stunning surprisingly good wine. Nose was beautiful, floral, opened up really quickly. Complex, will drink again!
December 29, 2018 - much better than i ever would have thought
October 19, 2016 - Rousseau '92 and '94 Dinner (Scottsdale, AZ): Best Clos St. Jacques I've ever tasted. This is a vineyard I've never gotten as crazy about as many of my Burgundy drinking friends -- until now, I get it. Stunning enticing nose, medium color, unreal power that is completely weightless. This is textbook Burgundy, bravo!
April 29, 2014 - Very much alike the last bottle; amazing for such a miserable vintage; fantastic and rather stern (and serious) complexity with elegant crispness and darn good finish
August 8, 2013 - Lovely, dark colour and fruit profile. Fully resolved and absolute in the sweet spot for my palate. Delicate sweetness on the palate. Great wine.
August 8, 2013 - Impromptu wine dinner (The Square, Mayfair, London): Lots of grunt here, grippy too, mature but not tiring, lovely
July 25, 2013 - For such a questionable vintage in a really fantastic shape! Spotless bottle with almost perfect fill level. Very much Rousseau like! Not so much to tell. Impressive mineral characteristics, lean, well proportionate and tart-beguiling fruit flavours. Great Rousseau vibrato!? Shocking freshness for that aged and vintage! Surely the best wine of the evening! Always happy to get a sip of those Rousseau Pinots :-)
January 26, 2012 - Light garnet. Very fresh and young black fruits. Fine balance and medium length.
August 15, 2011 - A burgundy lunch (La Trompette, Chiswick, London): Still sharp, vibrant, and more open than the 93, this is fabulous