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Armand Rousseau 1972

Posted By Ronan on June 13, 2009 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 1972
Colour: Red
Site: Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques
Region: Burgundy
Producer: Armand Rousseau
Date Tasted: 13-06-2009
Score: 98

(lots of thick depo!) Very rich spicy and smoky nose, bacon fat, very meaty, oxo cube beef, incredible concentarion of fruit still for this age, very full and fresh, blackcherry and dried strawberry, salami and parma ham, med dark bowl with a wide rim of orange brick.

Armand Rousseau 1971

Posted By Ronan on May 13, 2009 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 1971
Colour: Red
Site: Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques
Region: Burgundy
Producer: Armand Rousseau
Date Tasted: 13-05-09
Score: 93

Very open ripe meaty, bacon fat and mushroomy sous bois, cranberry and dried strawberry, little fig and leather, sweet ripe core of fruit showing some oxidation medium length not too long but very good.








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