1998 Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques
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The 1998 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru is relatively youthful on the nose: dark berry fruit, cola and earthy scents. I don't find the oak as well integrated here compared to other vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, well-balanced, backward and sinewy. It gallops along nicely without every demanding reams of superlatives. Tasted blind at the Wallace brothers' Xmas dinner.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Neal Martin
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Mid ruby. Interesting autumnal notes on the nose and then pretty heavy and severe on the palate. Bit galumphing and charmless. (JR)
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Based in Gevrey-Chambertin, Domaine Armand Rousseau is one of Burgundy’s most famous estates. Revered for making unearthly expressions of Pinot Noir, the estate’s wines are some of the most collectable in the world.