Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 1993

Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 1993Sweet, ripe and still primary fruit soars from the glass followed by gorgeously detailed, elegant flavors and solid tannins completely buffered by abundant extract. The length is of undeniable grand cru quality and the acid fruit balance is perfect. This may be the finest Rousseau Clos St. Jacques of the decade.

Full-bodied and very sweet

from barrel immediately prior to bottling and in bottle

Closes sweet and extremely long

powerful and opulent big-bodied flavors that possess an abundance of palate soaking dry extract that pushes the otherwise tightly coiled tannins to the background on the massively long coffee-inflected finish that really fans out as it sits on the palate

viscous wine with amazing power

an absolute must for the cellar of all those who celebrate life

It's delicious too

This has all of Noval's typical grace and elegance while the complexity level is nicely above average

The delicious and round yet nice detailed and vibrant flavors possess a dusty yet refined mouth feel before terminating in a lingering

The youngest and most backward

complexity and sheer class of the Tychson Hill or the IX Estate

savory finish