2017 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  4/13/2024 - TWSA wrote: 88 Points

  Nose: bubble gum, pepper, blackcurrant, red fruits
  Notes: upon opening this almost feels like tasting from the barrel, so young, vivid and energetic. Nothing interesting has developed so far so this is another young wine wasted. I was originally hoping for some indication on the prospects but right now the overall expression is just very bubble gum and grape juice like. Cannot draw any conclusion on this right now and I suspect this needs another 10 years of cellaring to be ready for consumption.
  Drink: 2034+
  Rating: 88

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  4/5/2024 - joshabramson Likes this wine:

  Drank at Torien side-by-side with 18' Rousseau CSJ. This 17' was a bit more meaty and dark than the 18', and generally showed quite youthful. Better with air, or ideally some more time in the bottle.

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  9/17/2023 - Irish_Wine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  First Rousseau! Core of well defined fruit - rasberry and red cherry. Lifted floral notes. Layered nose. Long savoury touched finish. Fantastic but not mind-blowing.
  
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  Pale ruby.
  
  Pronounced on the nose with violet, raspberry, red cherry, clove, leather. Developing.
  
  Pronounced and dry on the palate. Medium body, medium alcohol, high acidity, medium plus tannins, long finish.
  
  Can drink now but has potential for aging.

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  9/10/2023 - Peter Spijker Likes this wine: 95 Points

  What can you say about a wine like this... Drinking this at the end of the dinner was a bit stupid, but this had lots of cherry, a silky texture, some herby freshness, flowers. Great stuff.

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  9/25/2022 - SH Wu wrote: 94 Points

  I really enjoy all my encounters with Rousseau's wines. Like meeting a new person, this wine took some time to unwind and open up.
  
  Unlike most other wines that need time, Rousseau's wines are generous - in this iteration, the cherries and strawberries are presented to you in a gift basket woven with gentle yet sturdy tannins. You feel the generosity and feel obliged to stick around and better understand this wine.
  
  The air integrates the oak and shows the licorice, cocoa powder and vanilla beans hidden through the gift basket. A refined, slightly savory juiciness brings a long, long finish that keeps you smiling at whoever handed you this generous gift basket.
  
  Once you finish your glass, you know this is but the start of your friendship, and you wish to see this bottle many more times in what will undoubtedly be a long friendship that ages very well.

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