Armand Rousseau Chambertin-Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2004 bottle - Vins Rare

91-94 BH

Notes:

Tasting note: Like the Ruchottes compared to the prior wines, this is an immediate and clear step up in quality and breed with a densely fruit and superbly complex nose of spice, earth, ripe red fruit aromas, leather and underbrush that leads to rich, supple, elegant and pure flavors where the structure arrives all at once on the seriously long finish. This is not a big Bze by the usual Rousseau standards yet the explosive finish and outstanding depth suggest that this will age well and hold for much longer. Burghound 91-94

Producer note: Readers may have heard that Corinne Rousseau has left the domaine and hired Anne Schussler-Naudin to replace her. Mme Schussler together with Charles Rousseau's son Eric, who makes the wines, report that 2004 "had its fair share of challenges but other than the hail, we did not suffer greatly from any of the various maladies that plagued certain domaines. 2004 was a more generous vintage than 2003 but we were careful not to extract too much as the phenolic ripeness, while perfectly good, were not at the level of say a 1999 or 2002. The malos were not particularly extended and were essentially done by the summer and the first racking was in September." For readers who may not be aware, the oak regimen chez Rousseau varies considerably, with the Gevrey up though to the Mazis being aged in 2 year old wood, the Clos de la Roche and Ruchottes in 15% new wood and the "big three" in 100% new wood. The present plan is to bottle as usual in July though some of the lower level wines might be bottled in May, depending on how the fruit matures.

Vins Rare

Armand Rousseau Chambertin-Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2004

Name: Armand Rousseau Chambertin-Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2004
Brand: Vins Rare
SKU: 1396
Price: 249.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock