Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 2014

Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 2014A discreet but not invisible touch of wood sets off a more deeply pitched and intensely floral nose that in particular displays notes of violet and lavender along with plum, black cherry, spice and gentle earth scents. There is again excellent volume to the sleek but powerful and concentrated middle weight plus flavors that exude a fine bead of minerality on the moderately austere finish that delivers flat out superb persistence.

intense and showing plenty of power to go with its finesse

black raspberry and a hint of wood

violets and a hint of the sauvage

it is a huge

) and then releases light flavours of honeysuckle and white jasmine

heady finish

it actually serves more to add lift to the restrained

This is a large-scaled Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

but it is worth noting that it was blasted off the table by its siblings in this issue's mini-vertical

multidimensional wine that should drink well for 25-30 years

balanced and stunningly complex finish that lingers and lingers

whilst preserving some structure