J Bday dinner at Wimborne. Pop and poured. Drank over 1+ hour. Drank in Grassl Cru. Appearance is clear, pale intensity, ruby colour. Legs. Nose is clean, medium intensity opening up sightly more with air - aromas of fresh leather, clean meat, red cherries, strawberries, stone dust minerality. Just a hint of some strange sulphurous fried egg turned up later also. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), medium tannins, medium body. Medium flavour intensity, with flavours of brambles, wet stony minerality, thin red cherries with an austerity feel. Puts on more density as it got more air time - showing darker red cherries and red berries and some Gevrey animal meat. Very juicy saliva-inducing long finish. Very good quality. Was really just itching to try this, though the experience does point towards the best still being yet to be. Just a bit more time.
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Tasted blind at a Gevrey tasting: bright cherry, strawberry and beetroot; sappy on the palate with a dusting of tannins; as expected, Rousseau’s village GC is a step higher than the rest (I regrettably drank up all my ‘02s of this already) but only the home gamer who brought this scored it (and all 3 of his wines😂!) in the top five of the tasting.
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This is begging for food at the moment but I don’t mean to take away anything from this wine- which is very well-poised and harmonious in this youthful stage of evolution. Lots of briary/rose garden scents with deep cherry infused with violets, beet root hints and an iron-type minerality throughout. Appropriate midpalate fat for this level but shows no signs of ripeness/excess heaviness. Not sure how much air this wine had a a head of time but one can enjoy this now, as the fruit is expressive, elegant and friendly amongst integrated tannins. 92-93 points for sure and I believe this has upside potential yet. We all thoughts Gevrey 1er Cru quality!
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(demi-b chez Boc') je craignais un peu que 2015 soit too much, il fut épatant! Nez expressif, mûr mais pas confit, gourmand et pur, finement terrien et épicé, entre griotte, cerise, framboise et une pointe de cassis. En bouche, il se montre équilibré, avec de la fraicheur, doté d'un beau milieu de bouche, des tanins civilisés. En un sens il est étonnamment accessible, bien fait, séduisant (me rappelle la facilité d'un Esmonin 2009 sur un village aussi)
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Quite reductive and very tight to begin with. Breathes up nicely to show some meaty, Gevrey sauvage traits, along with fresh cherry fruit and a hint of earth. It has excellent depth and density for its level and is a powerful village wine that also possesses a high degree of perfumed elegance. Need plenty of bottle age.
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Five winos excellent adventure , mostly in Burgundy; 6/7/2019-6/15/2019 (Beaune, France): Medium expressive rich nose displaying opulent sweet black fruit, blackberry, black cherry, red flowers, baking spices, cedar, tree bark and earth. Excellent concentration, nicely layered sweet black fruit, rich and warm, good acidity and mineral, and a medium to long rich sweet black fruit driven finish. This clearly reflects the vintage character and the Rousseau style. Really delicious wine that will age well.
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Bottle No.2 and enjoyed this one a little more which was tasted on its own without any grand crus to compare it against. Clearly a very good village wine but at the price point needs to deliver more. That said, it does go down very easily and I won’t have a problem if I have to drink another bottle of this.
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Tasted alongside 2011 Hospices de Beaune (96 points) and Maume Mazis Chambertin (93). Very nice but grand crus clearly better. Interesting price wise that the grand crus are cheaper and shows the named burgundy are over priced. At a village wine this is a sensational wine but compared to grand crus, can’t compete. The problem is the pricing of burgundy which is a bit wonky. I will happily leave the named wines to those who don’t know what they are doing!
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Black fruits, flowers, earth and forests are in harmony Not strong attack, taste harmonious in palate Good mid-palate and excellence flavor! Like Queen, not King
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From the winelist for a good price. Totally sublime with succulent black fruit, rich soil notes, fine grained tannins, excellent balance and intensity. A great succes!
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SLDS May 2018: Cherry, rhubarb, plum - lifted but also shows dark fruit in its profile. The palate blends the black fruit richness while still holding some elegance through the acid. Really lovely balance and one of the best versions of this wine I've tried.
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12/2/2023 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 93 Points
J Bday dinner at Wimborne. Pop and poured. Drank over 1+ hour. Drank in Grassl Cru.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium intensity opening up sightly more with air - aromas of fresh leather, clean meat, red cherries, strawberries, stone dust minerality. Just a hint of some strange sulphurous fried egg turned up later also. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13%), medium tannins, medium body. Medium flavour intensity, with flavours of brambles, wet stony minerality, thin red cherries with an austerity feel. Puts on more density as it got more air time - showing darker red cherries and red berries and some Gevrey animal meat. Very juicy saliva-inducing long finish.
Very good quality. Was really just itching to try this, though the experience does point towards the best still being yet to be. Just a bit more time.
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10/19/2022 - jmoore431 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tasted blind at a Gevrey tasting: bright cherry, strawberry and beetroot; sappy on the palate with a dusting of tannins; as expected, Rousseau’s village GC is a step higher than the rest (I regrettably drank up all my ‘02s of this already) but only the home gamer who brought this scored it (and all 3 of his wines😂!) in the top five of the tasting.
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10/17/2022 - Xavier94 Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is begging for food at the moment but I don’t mean to take away anything from this wine- which is very well-poised and harmonious in this youthful stage of evolution. Lots of briary/rose garden scents with deep cherry infused with violets, beet root hints and an iron-type minerality throughout. Appropriate midpalate fat for this level but shows no signs of ripeness/excess heaviness. Not sure how much air this wine had a a head of time but one can enjoy this now, as the fruit is expressive, elegant and friendly amongst integrated tannins. 92-93 points for sure and I believe this has upside potential yet. We all thoughts Gevrey 1er Cru quality!
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5/31/2021 - johnh1001 wrote:
Dense red and black fruit. Black pepper. This is impressive villages but needs a lot of time to soften up. Tasted over 3 days.
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9/27/2020 - Raage Likes this wine: 92 Points
(demi-b chez Boc')
je craignais un peu que 2015 soit too much, il fut épatant! Nez expressif, mûr mais pas confit, gourmand et pur, finement terrien et épicé, entre griotte, cerise, framboise et une pointe de cassis. En bouche, il se montre équilibré, avec de la fraicheur, doté d'un beau milieu de bouche, des tanins civilisés. En un sens il est étonnamment accessible, bien fait, séduisant (me rappelle la facilité d'un Esmonin 2009 sur un village aussi)
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7/30/2019 - vinhonotte wrote: 89 Points
Fine Wines SG - The World of Pinot Noir: Burgundy vs the World (Fine Wines SG): Very bluish purple colour, and a nose and palate dominated by cassis and grass. Acidic, somewhat fresh, but kind of simple. This was a Rousseau???
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7/12/2019 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Quite reductive and very tight to begin with. Breathes up nicely to show some meaty, Gevrey sauvage traits, along with fresh cherry fruit and a hint of earth. It has excellent depth and density for its level and is a powerful village wine that also possesses a high degree of perfumed elegance. Need plenty of bottle age.
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6/11/2019 - dcwino wrote: 92 Points
Five winos excellent adventure , mostly in Burgundy; 6/7/2019-6/15/2019 (Beaune, France): Medium expressive rich nose displaying opulent sweet black fruit, blackberry, black cherry, red flowers, baking spices, cedar, tree bark and earth. Excellent concentration, nicely layered sweet black fruit, rich and warm, good acidity and mineral, and a medium to long rich sweet black fruit driven finish. This clearly reflects the vintage character and the Rousseau style. Really delicious wine that will age well.
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5/4/2019 - HENNO1 wrote: 91 Points
Bottle No.2 and enjoyed this one a little more which was tasted on its own without any grand crus to compare it against. Clearly a very good village wine but at the price point needs to deliver more. That said, it does go down very easily and I won’t have a problem if I have to drink another bottle of this.
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4/11/2019 - HENNO1 wrote: 90 Points
Tasted alongside 2011 Hospices de Beaune (96 points) and Maume Mazis Chambertin (93). Very nice but grand crus clearly better. Interesting price wise that the grand crus are cheaper and shows the named burgundy are over priced. At a village wine this is a sensational wine but compared to grand crus, can’t compete. The problem is the pricing of burgundy which is a bit wonky. I will happily leave the named wines to those who don’t know what they are doing!
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11/3/2018 - Mazy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Beaucoup de cerises croquantes. Primaire et tannique, un peu jeune, mais équilibré. Ressemble beaucoup au Louis Boillot bu récemment.
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9/15/2018 - Jeongyahn wrote: 92 Points
Black fruits, flowers, earth and forests are in harmony
Not strong attack, taste harmonious in palate
Good mid-palate and excellence flavor!
Like Queen, not King
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8/27/2018 - Barry Rothof wrote: 91 Points
From the winelist for a good price. Totally sublime with succulent black fruit, rich soil notes, fine grained tannins, excellent balance and intensity. A great succes!
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5/9/2018 - CamWheeler wrote: 92 Points
SLDS May 2018: Cherry, rhubarb, plum - lifted but also shows dark fruit in its profile. The palate blends the black fruit richness while still holding some elegance through the acid. Really lovely balance and one of the best versions of this wine I've tried.
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5/24/2016 - steinersing wrote: 90 Points
Barrel - good fruit, red berries, lovely
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