1998 | Armand Rousseau | Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques

Description

Red Wine: 1998 | Armand Rousseau | Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques

Good medium red, a bit pale at the rim. Sappy aromas of raspberry, mocha, bacon fat, pepper and smoky oak. Nicely delineated and intense, with the substantial new oak component serving to frame and brighten the fruit.

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Producer: Armand Rousseau

Ratings: BH | 92

Vintage: 1998

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

Good medium red, a bit pale at the rim. Sappy aromas of raspberry, mocha, bacon fat, pepper and smoky oak. Nicely delineated and intense, with the substantial new oak component serving to frame and brighten the fruit. Finishes with tight tannins, juicy freshness and good grip.

Reviews:

• Burghound:
  Lightly colored with gorgeously pure, elegant, red fruit notes followed by rich, medium weight, beautifully detailed flavors and fine length that show textbook finesse and subtlety. Refined, stylish and very long though definitely not a blockbuster.

Producer Information

Domaine Armand Rousseau is a highly regarded and critically lauded wine producer based in the village of Gevrey-Chambertin, in the northern Côte de Nuits. Arguably iconic in status, Armand Rousseau is one of Burgundy’s oldest and most revered family-run domains. It holds many grand cru plots in Gevrey-Chambertin as well as part of the much sought-after premier cru vineyard Clos Saint-Jacques.Founded at the start of the 20th Century by Gevrey native Armand Rousseau, the domaine initially owned small plots of vines throughout Gevrey-Chambertin. Over the next 100 years under both Armand Rousseau and his son Charles, who took over after the death of his father in 1959, the Domaine acquired various grand cru vineyards in Charmes-, Mazis- (labeled “Mazy” by the domaine) and Mazoyères-Chambertin, culminating in a plot in Le Chambertin itself in 1994.