Fuller bodied than expected (but barely medium weight) after reading about the Lavaux site which is cooler and south facing. It is always the last Rousseau Wine to be picked. Notes of sour red cherry and forest floor - lovely earthy aromas. Appropriate intensity and weight for a Premier Cru over a Grand Cru which are becoming over priced. I have one left which I would like to compare with a Bass Phillip Premium from Gippsland from 2009 both tasted blind. The consensus should be interesting.
Fuller bodied than expected (but barely medium weight) after reading about the Lavaux site which is cooler and south facing. It is always the last Rousseau Wine to be picked. Notes of sour red cherry and forest floor - lovely earthy aromas. Appropriate intensity and weight for a Premier Cru over a Grand Cru which are becoming over priced. I have one left which I would like to compare with a Bass Phillip Premium from Gippsland from 2009 both tasted blind. The consensus should be interesting.
Sep 9th, 2018Mid Ruby in colour. Ripe red fruit aromas with earth and mushroom notes. On the palate cool earthy strawberry flavours with palate staining intensity. Not as typically masculine for Gevrey Chambertin although (after some research) one of the cooler sites - the last Rousseau Wine to be picked. With time in decanter more earthy red cherry on the palate. A very good Premier Cru.
Mid Ruby in colour. Ripe red fruit aromas with earth and mushroom notes. On the palate cool earthy strawberry flavours with palate staining intensity. Not as typically masculine for Gevrey Chambertin although (after some research) one of the cooler sites - the last Rousseau Wine to be picked. With time in decanter more earthy red cherry on the palate. A very good Premier Cru.
Jun 17th, 2018
Gevrey-Chambertin, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France
