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.
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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-
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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
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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.
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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?!
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.
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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.
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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- ?
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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+.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I thought this was a superb expression of an imperfect vintage. Beautiful and structured plum and cherry, with hints of that sexy Gevrey anise. Impressive balance and mouthfeel. Slightly green on the finish. Fleshed out after an hour open.
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BeerBistro, Toronto-I have had this a few times and always find it interesting how ligt the wine looks, not old just very transparent, but a super red cherry nose, floral as well, very pretty, and in the mouth it feels heavier than it looks, long finish, very good drink
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Clos De La Roche Dinner (The Ledbury, London): Clos De La Roche Dinner - Ruby color, clear wine. sweet cherries and baking spices on the nose. in the mouth this had a creamy candied fruit flavor with a good vibrant splash of acidity and smmoth tannins. well balanced wine, long finish. very nice effort
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Burgs at Heidi's: This is my third time tasting this wine (over two years) and this is the best showing yet. The color is a dark ruby red. The nose gives a beautiful expression of red cherry, spice, smoke and sois bois. Excellent. The taste offers an intriguing blend featuring dark fruit mingled with baking spices and almost integrated oak. The weight is nice and the texture is elegant, but the taste is a bit flat and is not particularly expansive. Maybe it just needs a touch more acidity? Regardless, the finish is nice. This seems to be on a fast development track and I doubt this is going to make old bones (the fruit seems to be fading fast). Hopefully Siggy has a few more so this intuition can be validated or refuted.
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Tasting Group Dinner - Burgs at Heidi's (Heidi's, Minneapolis): This showed slightly better overall than previous bottles from the same retail source -- the nose was more complex and expressive, but the finish was slightly more compact. Ripe dark cherries, minerals, and dried herbs. Light- to medium-bodied.
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Dinner w/ Chris @ La Belle Vie. Third time I've had this; similar to previous TN. Red fruit, spice, and licorice. Good core of minerality. Medium bodied. A touch herbal on the finish.
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A real beauty. Smooth to drink and of exceptionally finely knit elegance. There is a slight candied flavor to the fruit but the mouthfeel doesn't reflect it.
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Clear, light ruby with orange on the edge Medium tannin and medium acidity. Ripe plum, cherry, redberry and smoky. Fine tannin and strcture. Easy to approach now but can be cellared for a few years. Not as attractive as vintage 1998. Medium to short finish with caramel note.
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Tasting Group Dinner w/ Alan Rath (Fugaise, Minneapolis): Tasted side-by-side with the 2001 Rousseau Charmes-Chambertin (see TN), this showed bigger, riper fruit and less minerality. The nose and palate show ripe red cherries, a hint of animal funk, and some cinnamon/cola. Shorter finish than the Charmes, with coarser tannins.
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Alan Rath Does Minneapolis: Tasted side-by-side with the Charmes-Chambertin. Same dark ruby red color. The nose is a little funkier, with darker fruit and less distinguished aromas. The taste is fresh and lively with good cherry fruit but is much more compact on the palate than the Charmes-Chambertin. Still extremely youthful and tannic. Improved with food.
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Tasting Group Dinner - Northern Rhone and Burgundy (Fugaise, Minneapolis): Similar to the the 2001 Clos des Ruchottes that proceeded it in the flight. The nose was a bit muted at first, and this might have been a tad shut down. Rich red fruits, tobacco, and forest floor. Impressive concentration, balance, and structure for such a young wine. Very promising.
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Minneapolis Does Burgundy and N. Rhone (DRC, Leroy, Mugnier, Dujac, Chave, Chapelle, Chapoutier, Clape): The nose offers a subdued and primary blend of red fruit, tobacco, and smoke. On the palate this is big and concentrated giving mostly sweet dark fruit and oak that by mid-palate transforms into more of a carmel taste profile. The oak obscures both the fruit and the structure at this point in time, but should integrate nicely in time. Tasty stuff. This is nice now, but should really improve considerably with additional time in the bottle.
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Gorgeous nose of cherry, blueberry, sap and meat. This wine has a solid mineral core from which the dark fruits build around. Perfectly balanced but just needs time in the cellar. I have been quite taken by the last few vintages of Rousseau’s CDLR.
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4/20/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 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.
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4/13/2024 - DaleW wrote:
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-
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11/19/2022 - hprphf wrote:
Hawthorn and red fruit, hard to place, perhaps lightly oxidized.
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5/10/2021 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Earthy and pure. Highly-perfumed red and blue fruits. Mid-weight but near perfect balance and proportion. So silky of texture and good persistence.
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4/19/2021 - mye wrote:
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
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5/7/2020 - schan109 Likes this wine: 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.
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4/10/2018 - Derek Darth Taster Likes this wine: 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?!
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3/23/2017 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 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.
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9/24/2016 - steinersing wrote: 93 Points
beautiful nose, Vosne perfumes misled us in the blind tasting, great elegance
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4/26/2015 - steinersing wrote: 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.
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12/27/2014 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 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- ?
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12/10/2014 - chablis28 wrote: 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!
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7/16/2014 - Topper wrote: 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.
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7/23/2013 - AndrewSGHall wrote:
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.
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3/15/2013 - rnellans wrote: 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.
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11/17/2012 - jlemerond wrote: 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+.
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6/10/2012 - chablis28 wrote: 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.
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4/18/2012 - Vinotas wrote:
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.
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4/3/2012 - rnellans wrote: 93 Points
More red fruited than the 99 Charmes. Strawberry jam aromas. Silky, balanced and seductive. Vibrant with good acidity. Needs time.
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10/6/2011 - reichken wrote: 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
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7/21/2011 - reichken wrote: 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
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2/3/2011 - reichken wrote: 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
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9/22/2010 - Dave Dalluge wrote: 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.
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9/22/2010 - Siggy wrote: 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.
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9/22/2010 - chablis28 wrote: 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.
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4/23/2010 - RationalDenial wrote:
I thought this was a superb expression of an imperfect vintage. Beautiful and structured plum and cherry, with hints of that sexy Gevrey anise. Impressive balance and mouthfeel. Slightly green on the finish. Fleshed out after an hour open.
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1/23/2010 - vicewine wrote: 91 Points
light bodied and elegant.
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8/16/2009 - reichken wrote: 93 Points
BeerBistro, Toronto-I have had this a few times and always find it interesting how ligt the wine looks, not old just very transparent, but a super red cherry nose, floral as well, very pretty, and in the mouth it feels heavier than it looks, long finish, very good drink
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6/2/2009 - reichken wrote: 92 Points
Clos De La Roche Dinner (The Ledbury, London): Clos De La Roche Dinner - Ruby color, clear wine. sweet cherries and baking spices on the nose. in the mouth this had a creamy candied fruit flavor with a good vibrant splash of acidity and smmoth tannins. well balanced wine, long finish. very nice effort
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4/26/2008 - Rupert wrote: 94 Points
Ravishing raspberry and violet nose, voluptuous on the palate, silky, really sensuous and seductive, fantastic
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3/19/2008 - Dave Dalluge wrote: 91 Points
Burgs at Heidi's: This is my third time tasting this wine (over two years) and this is the best showing yet. The color is a dark ruby red. The nose gives a beautiful expression of red cherry, spice, smoke and sois bois. Excellent. The taste offers an intriguing blend featuring dark fruit mingled with baking spices and almost integrated oak. The weight is nice and the texture is elegant, but the taste is a bit flat and is not particularly expansive. Maybe it just needs a touch more acidity? Regardless, the finish is nice. This seems to be on a fast development track and I doubt this is going to make old bones (the fruit seems to be fading fast). Hopefully Siggy has a few more so this intuition can be validated or refuted.
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3/19/2008 - Siggy wrote: 89 Points
Tasting Group Dinner - Burgs at Heidi's (Heidi's, Minneapolis): This showed slightly better overall than previous bottles from the same retail source -- the nose was more complex and expressive, but the finish was slightly more compact. Ripe dark cherries, minerals, and dried herbs. Light- to medium-bodied.
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2/20/2008 - Siggy wrote: 89 Points
Dinner w/ Chris @ La Belle Vie. Third time I've had this; similar to previous TN. Red fruit, spice, and licorice. Good core of minerality. Medium bodied. A touch herbal on the finish.
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1/27/2008 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 93 Points
A real beauty. Smooth to drink and of exceptionally finely knit elegance. There is a slight candied flavor to the fruit but the mouthfeel doesn't reflect it.
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1/9/2008 - albeytw wrote: 88 Points
Clear, light ruby with orange on the edge
Medium tannin and medium acidity. Ripe plum, cherry, redberry and smoky. Fine tannin and strcture. Easy to approach now but can be cellared for a few years. Not as attractive as vintage 1998.
Medium to short finish with caramel note.
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10/3/2007 - Siggy wrote: 89 Points
Tasting Group Dinner w/ Alan Rath (Fugaise, Minneapolis): Tasted side-by-side with the 2001 Rousseau Charmes-Chambertin (see TN), this showed bigger, riper fruit and less minerality. The nose and palate show ripe red cherries, a hint of animal funk, and some cinnamon/cola. Shorter finish than the Charmes, with coarser tannins.
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10/3/2007 - Dave Dalluge wrote:
Alan Rath Does Minneapolis: Tasted side-by-side with the Charmes-Chambertin. Same dark ruby red color. The nose is a little funkier, with darker fruit and less distinguished aromas. The taste is fresh and lively with good cherry fruit but is much more compact on the palate than the Charmes-Chambertin. Still extremely youthful and tannic. Improved with food.
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11/14/2006 - Siggy wrote:
Tasting Group Dinner - Northern Rhone and Burgundy (Fugaise, Minneapolis): Similar to the the 2001 Clos des Ruchottes that proceeded it in the flight. The nose was a bit muted at first, and this might have been a tad shut down. Rich red fruits, tobacco, and forest floor. Impressive concentration, balance, and structure for such a young wine. Very promising.
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11/14/2006 - Dave Dalluge wrote:
Minneapolis Does Burgundy and N. Rhone (DRC, Leroy, Mugnier, Dujac, Chave, Chapelle, Chapoutier, Clape): The nose offers a subdued and primary blend of red fruit, tobacco, and smoke. On the palate this is big and concentrated giving mostly sweet dark fruit and oak that by mid-palate transforms into more of a carmel taste profile. The oak obscures both the fruit and the structure at this point in time, but should integrate nicely in time. Tasty stuff. This is nice now, but should really improve considerably with additional time in the bottle.
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11/16/2004 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Gorgeous nose of cherry, blueberry, sap and meat. This wine has a solid mineral core from which the dark fruits build around. Perfectly balanced but just needs time in the cellar. I have been quite taken by the last few vintages of Rousseau’s CDLR.
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