This bottle was slightly over the hill, even if it wasn't tertiary just yet. Still has decent fruit coming through and some structure, balanced with good acidity and minerality. However this was just a bit tired and not very expressive.
It's a shame - judging by the other notes here there seems to be a fair amount of bottle variation, so perhaps I just got unlucky.
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This particular bottle showed a little past peak, not tertiary or anything, but the fruit is fading. Higher acid too. A little out of balance. Still good and distinctly Rouget, but a little less fresh and pure.
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JK's 50th Birthday: Much better condition than last bottle. Nose suggested similar profile but the palate is deep, compact, and full of energy. Singing today. 93-94
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Booming nose that is bright red and black cherry, robust, spicy, big projection. Signature Rouget zesty tomato. Faint soily influence but moreover impressive for incredible purity and freshness. Precise. The palate is powerful red and black fruit, long, delineated, and texturally soft. Flavours imprint on a lengthy finish. Beautiful and excellent.
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Have has a few of my new ‘96 Rougets this week and they all showed similarly. Very good but also youthful and wound up without as much aromatic expression as you’d hope for just yet. A lot of spice, particularly in this Echezeaux. A fair bit of oak polish, but not over done, which I was a little worried about, and there is a ton of great fruit to stand up to it. Beaumonts was great but this is clearly a step ahead. The ‘95 Rousseau Chambertin in the next glass didn’t help this much either...
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1996 Burgundy Retrospective - The Third Session (Clarity - Vienna, Virginia): Medium expressive nose displaying blackberry, a hint of raspberry, sap, spicy spices and limestone mineral. Youthful yet fully integrated palate, finely layered sweet red fruit, silky, precise and detailed, bright acidity, strong mineral and a long sweet red fruit driven finish with spicy spices at the end. Nice showing.
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Echezeaux Extravaganza: We ended up with 2 bottles of this wine as the person who was supposed to bring a 1995 somehow ended up bringing this. Clear bottle variation and one was much better than the other. Based on the better bottle this had a nice nose and should have enough fruit in the palate to eventually balance out the acidity.
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1996 and 2002 served side by side. A very nice pair. Over a long dinner, the 96 developed the most, and ultimately had a deep earthy feel that I liked a lot. The 02 was fresh, tasty, and stayed that way throughout. Both were very good, if not outstanding.
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A bit of funk on the nose that never blew off and was more distracting to me than others. The underlying fruit and quality was undeniable. However it was a clear step different from the first 2 wines. Received 1 first place vote for the night and placed a respectable 3rd.
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Served blind from magnum, this was more rustic and herbaceous than the '96 Dujac Ech served beside it. Got a bit softer and rounder with air, but still underperformed what I would have expected. That said, the group was split and I was in the minority.
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Rouget Echezeaux Dinner (Christopher's - Phoenix AZ): Open and double decanted 3+ hours before serving. Served single blind in 96/99/00/01 vertical. Black and red cherry with spice hints. Age appropriate evolution for a 1996, so mostly fresh to start, more mature after 4 hours in glass. Moderate weight and length, but good balance. I think decanting really helped since previous bottles have been unapproachable. I liked this wine more than some others did tonight, bu still felt it far less interesting than the 2000 or 2001.
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Still very young. Nose opened up with flowers, red fruit, perfume and cinnamon after 1 hours of bottle aeration. The palate had good structure with good fruit. Still have upside from here as the fruit was not fully expressed at this stage. Not sure if it will ever be like 90 as Pacalet said. 93+
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Medium red in color, lovely red fruit nose, very pure with lovely floral elements, spices and slight damp earth. Medium palate with decent complexity but perhaps not quite comparable to the awespiring 1990. Medium finish.
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Very closed on the nose and even after 3hours of air, just barely getting glimpses of dense meaty dark fruit, subtle spice and iron notes. Also holding back on the palate with more dark fruit, spice, touch of red fruit and dried roses. Stacked and concentrated with excellent texture and balance, but just not a lot of excitement. Relatively short finish. I will need to revisit this one given other notes written.
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Black cherry and light earth on the nose. Slightly off mildew aroma on the back of the nose. Black plum and black raspberry on the palate with earthy notes. Short and somewhat abrupt finish.
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Tasted with the 91 and 87. The 96 was darker and wilder on the nose and palate. Good weight and density on the palate with darker fruis but felt a bit disjointed. Still in the process of resolving and improving I'm guessing. Would love to try it again in 5-10 years
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Rich red flavors, deep and sweet with a good body and gentle red fruit aromas. A tasty wine with a good background, just paled slightly in comparison to some of the big players at the table.
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Touched by Jayer! The nose is sweet with some oakiness that adds to the bouquet. The acidity of previous tasting wasn't there. May be bottle variability but I doubt it. The palate is silky w cranberry and sweet cherry. The finish is substantive that ends w mocha notes. Really a very lovely wine. Drinking perfectly now.
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Burgundy Lunch (Pasadena California): Hoison, dark cherry and warm earth on the nose. Semi mature but vibrant fruit and minerals on the palate. Sweetness buffered the acidity nicely.
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96 Burgundies (Voge, Confuron, Rouget) at Troquet (Troquet (Boston, MA)): Very earthy with asian spices on palate. Wonderful bouquet that swirls (and adheres) on palate and in the nose. The structure seemed a bit austere in the mouth. (Although after our 9th 96 Burg for the evening I'm not sure we weren't suffering from a bit of acid overload!) This is a big wine with many good years left.
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Saturday Tasting Group (Knightsbridge Wine Shop (Northbrook, IL)): Tasted side by side with the 96' DRC Echezeaux - the DRC took the cake by 4 points. Bright ruby red color - slightly cloudy. Not a lot of fruit up front. Some unique nutty qualities. A little musty oxidation, but enjoyable. There's some light peppery, gravely notes as well. Classic aged Burgundy bottling. Elegant overall. Light weight and showing cool baking spice on the back end of the palate. Low tannins, moderate acidity and moderate low alcohol. Really nice - time to drink up.
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Red cherry, blueberry, earth, brown spice and cola notes. Soft on the palate with a bit of grip on the finish. Great balance. Drinking very well right now.
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This got better as the evening progressed, but disappointing nonetheless relative to expectations. This was the second bottle with similar notes from several tasters. The nose is classic burgundy, but it is underwhelming in the glass. Hard to imagine what Parker is tasting that I am missing.
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This seems distinctly more developed than the last time I tried it a few years ago. Still deep ruby, but perhaps a tinge of orange. Aromatically quiet yet pleasant. Medium full, good mouth feel and average finish. The fruit was just OK - good but without much personality, so enjoyable but not memorable. A hint of earth might bloom with time and give this wine what it now lacks.
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disappointing, bottle popped and poured. Very little on the nose, classic burg dried cherry, sous bois tasted like a fine village wine not one with such a pedigree.
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11/18/2023 - hprphf wrote: 93 Points
96/99/04. Not as singing today, still very good structure. 93-94
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3/10/2022 - oxwombat Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened in Courchevel. P&P.
This bottle was slightly over the hill, even if it wasn't tertiary just yet. Still has decent fruit coming through and some structure, balanced with good acidity and minerality. However this was just a bit tired and not very expressive.
It's a shame - judging by the other notes here there seems to be a fair amount of bottle variation, so perhaps I just got unlucky.
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1/22/2022 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 93 Points
This particular bottle showed a little past peak, not tertiary or anything, but the fruit is fading. Higher acid too. A little out of balance. Still good and distinctly Rouget, but a little less fresh and pure.
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11/20/2021 - hprphf wrote: 94 Points
JK's 50th Birthday: Much better condition than last bottle. Nose suggested similar profile but the palate is deep, compact, and full of energy. Singing today. 93-94
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10/29/2020 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 95 Points
Booming nose that is bright red and black cherry, robust, spicy, big projection. Signature Rouget zesty tomato. Faint soily influence but moreover impressive for incredible purity and freshness. Precise. The palate is powerful red and black fruit, long, delineated, and texturally soft. Flavours imprint on a lengthy finish. Beautiful and excellent.
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11/22/2019 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 93 Points
Have has a few of my new ‘96 Rougets this week and they all showed similarly. Very good but also youthful and wound up without as much aromatic expression as you’d hope for just yet. A lot of spice, particularly in this Echezeaux. A fair bit of oak polish, but not over done, which I was a little worried about, and there is a ton of great fruit to stand up to it. Beaumonts was great but this is clearly a step ahead. The ‘95 Rousseau Chambertin in the next glass didn’t help this much either...
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11/21/2019 - hprphf wrote: 92 Points
Acker 2019/11 (Valcluse): Still young, lots of tannin left, quite herbal. 92
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6/21/2019 - dcwino wrote: 93 Points
1996 Burgundy Retrospective - The Third Session (Clarity - Vienna, Virginia): Medium expressive nose displaying blackberry, a hint of raspberry, sap, spicy spices and limestone mineral. Youthful yet fully integrated palate, finely layered sweet red fruit, silky, precise and detailed, bright acidity, strong mineral and a long sweet red fruit driven finish with spicy spices at the end. Nice showing.
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1/11/2019 - cortoncharlie wrote:
Echezeaux Extravaganza: We ended up with 2 bottles of this wine as the person who was supposed to bring a 1995 somehow ended up bringing this. Clear bottle variation and one was much better than the other. Based on the better bottle this had a nice nose and should have enough fruit in the palate to eventually balance out the acidity.
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8/7/2018 - BradE wrote:
1996 and 2002 served side by side. A very nice pair. Over a long dinner, the 96 developed the most, and ultimately had a deep earthy feel that I liked a lot. The 02 was fresh, tasty, and stayed that way throughout. Both were very good, if not outstanding.
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3/22/2018 - FYC wrote:
A bit of funk on the nose that never blew off and was more distracting to me than others. The underlying fruit and quality was undeniable. However it was a clear step different from the first 2 wines. Received 1 first place vote for the night and placed a respectable 3rd.
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11/24/2017 - Alex G. wrote:
Served blind from magnum, this was more rustic and herbaceous than the '96 Dujac Ech served beside it. Got a bit softer and rounder with air, but still underperformed what I would have expected. That said, the group was split and I was in the minority.
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8/16/2017 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
96 Burg dinner. Coca cola hints on nose. Not a wow wine tonight.
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4/20/2017 - fcxj wrote: 88 Points
Jayer dinner. Flight with 91 Meo Murgers, 96 Rouget Beaumonts and 96 Meo Richebourg.
Felt acidity overtaken fruit, certainly not a wine that wowed and developed poorly in the glass. Some vitamin aromatics. Mid weight.
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1/26/2017 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Rouget Echezeaux Dinner (Christopher's - Phoenix AZ): Open and double decanted 3+ hours before serving. Served single blind in 96/99/00/01 vertical. Black and red cherry with spice hints. Age appropriate evolution for a 1996, so mostly fresh to start, more mature after 4 hours in glass. Moderate weight and length, but good balance. I think decanting really helped since previous bottles have been unapproachable. I liked this wine more than some others did tonight, bu still felt it far less interesting than the 2000 or 2001.
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6/10/2016 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points
Wine of the night. Bit closed to start, but really came together. Great structure, density and persistence.
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5/26/2016 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 93 Points
Still very young. Nose opened up with flowers, red fruit, perfume and cinnamon after 1 hours of bottle aeration. The palate had good structure with good fruit. Still have upside from here as the fruit was not fully expressed at this stage. Not sure if it will ever be like 90 as Pacalet said. 93+
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4/30/2016 - Pacalet Likes this wine: 93 Points
Medium red in color, lovely red fruit nose, very pure with lovely floral elements, spices and slight damp earth. Medium palate with decent complexity but perhaps not quite comparable to the awespiring 1990. Medium finish.
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4/2/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Wines Tasted at HDH Auction; 4/1/2016-4/2/2016 (Tru Restaurant - Chicago IL): Massively reduced and completely unapproachable for now. Cellar for another decade+? Decant for several hours?
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7/4/2015 - johnh1001 wrote: 92 Points
Tried another bottle and exactly the same experience.
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6/21/2015 - johnh1001 wrote: 92 Points
Very closed on the nose and even after 3hours of air, just barely getting glimpses of dense meaty dark fruit, subtle spice and iron notes. Also holding back on the palate with more dark fruit, spice, touch of red fruit and dried roses. Stacked and concentrated with excellent texture and balance, but just not a lot of excitement. Relatively short finish. I will need to revisit this one given other notes written.
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5/12/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 90 Points
Black cherry and light earth on the nose. Slightly off mildew aroma on the back of the nose. Black plum and black raspberry on the palate with earthy notes. Short and somewhat abrupt finish.
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1/11/2015 - FYC wrote:
Tasted with the 91 and 87. The 96 was darker and wilder on the nose and palate. Good weight and density on the palate with darker fruis but felt a bit disjointed. Still in the process of resolving and improving I'm guessing. Would love to try it again in 5-10 years
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10/24/2014 - jhngo Likes this wine: 95 Points
Youthful powerful extracted!
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5/15/2014 - Topper wrote: 93 Points
Rich red flavors, deep and sweet with a good body and gentle red fruit aromas. A tasty wine with a good background, just paled slightly in comparison to some of the big players at the table.
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3/20/2014 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 96 Points
Dinner with Ann Colgin (Crown Wine Cellars, 18 Deep Water Bay Drive, Shouson Hill, Hong Kong): Deep transparent ruby colour. Nose is WOW!.....deep, rich, extremely rounded and concentrated. Palate has a similar depth but with a wonderful
chiffonesque lightness, lenfth and reverberence inside the head. I could sniff and sip this forever. Awesome.
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5/10/2013 - bkizzle Likes this wine: 94 Points
Touched by Jayer! The nose is sweet with some oakiness that adds to the bouquet. The acidity of previous tasting wasn't there. May be bottle variability but I doubt it. The palate is silky w cranberry and sweet cherry. The finish is substantive that ends w mocha notes. Really a very lovely wine. Drinking perfectly now.
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4/16/2013 - ScottGoodwin Likes this wine: 95 Points
At Troquet Boston. Beautifully aromatic. Floral and perfume notes. Lots of spicy red fruits. Still vibrant.
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6/20/2012 - jhngo wrote: 98 Points
Exceptional. So perfect wel balanced fruit
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6/11/2012 - Rupert wrote: 92 Points
Another Monday Burgundy Lunch (The Glasshouse, Kew, London): Grand, red fruited, richer and spicier than the other wines in this flight, and will probably go on longer than the others - but lovely now
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6/17/2011 - BurgFixx Likes this wine: 92 Points
Burgundy Lunch (Pasadena California): Hoison, dark cherry and warm earth on the nose. Semi mature but vibrant fruit and minerals on the palate. Sweetness buffered the acidity nicely.
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8/11/2010 - bkizzle wrote:
96 Burgundies (Voge, Confuron, Rouget) at Troquet (Troquet (Boston, MA)): Very earthy with asian spices on palate. Wonderful bouquet that swirls (and adheres) on palate and in the nose. The structure seemed a bit austere in the mouth. (Although after our 9th 96 Burg for the evening I'm not sure we weren't suffering from a bit of acid overload!) This is a big wine with many good years left.
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6/5/2010 - beezer6 wrote: 91 Points
Saturday Tasting Group (Knightsbridge Wine Shop (Northbrook, IL)): Tasted side by side with the 96' DRC Echezeaux - the DRC took the cake by 4 points.
Bright ruby red color - slightly cloudy. Not a lot of fruit up front. Some unique nutty qualities.
A little musty oxidation, but enjoyable. There's some light peppery, gravely notes as well. Classic aged Burgundy bottling.
Elegant overall. Light weight and showing cool baking spice on the back end of the palate. Low tannins, moderate acidity and moderate low alcohol.
Really nice - time to drink up.
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5/21/2010 - gsquireh wrote: 95 Points
Delightfully fresh and balanced and full-mouthed flavorful.Aromas of black cherry, spice. Rich and classy finish. Wonderful.
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3/6/2010 - MatthewF wrote:
Red cherry, blueberry, earth, brown spice and cola notes. Soft on the palate with a bit of grip on the finish. Great balance. Drinking very well right now.
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11/7/2009 - gsquireh wrote: 93 Points
Earth, black cherry, spice and richly dilineated with a forty second,classy finish. Delightfully fresh and balanced. A treat.
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6/20/2008 - JimN wrote: 87 Points
This got better as the evening progressed, but disappointing nonetheless relative to expectations. This was the second bottle with similar notes from several tasters. The nose is classic burgundy, but it is underwhelming in the glass. Hard to imagine what Parker is tasting that I am missing.
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3/1/2008 - sdr wrote: 88 Points
This seems distinctly more developed than the last time I tried it a few years ago. Still deep ruby, but perhaps a tinge of orange. Aromatically quiet yet pleasant. Medium full, good mouth feel and average finish. The fruit was just OK - good but without much personality, so enjoyable but not memorable. A hint of earth might bloom with time and give this wine what it now lacks.
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8/27/2007 - scamhi wrote:
disappointing, bottle popped and poured. Very little on the nose, classic burg dried cherry, sous bois tasted like a fine village wine not one with such a pedigree.
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3/4/2005 - Michael wrote: 89 Points
Needed 30 minutes in the glass to refresh. Elegant and tasty with excellent balance. A pretty burgundy. Drank at Poker
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