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The 2013 Clos St. Jacques from Rousseau is a magnifincent glass - showing all the virtues of the 2013 vintage. In the nose very deep red and dark berry fruit - notes of cherries, raspberries, red currant and pomegranate - focused by a defined sligtly earthy minerality. On the palate deep and …
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The 2000 Clos Saint-Jacques from Rousseau is forward and quite delicate wine. In the nose fine red fruit, hints of sous-bois - matured and secondary with a nice earthy minerality. On the palate airy red fruit - medium weight and quite long for the vintage. A refined and expressive wine - pure, …
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Expectations .. Domaine Fourrier is one of the most acclaimed producers today, and the Clos Saint Jacques is one of his top wines. So expectations were quite high when we opened the 2002 Clos Saint Jacques this week - allthough bearing in mind that the quality of Fourrier (in my view) has improved …
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The 04 Clos Saint-Jacques from Rousseau is still somewhat backward and 04ish ... In the nose dark berry fruit - tight with green hints and a earthy minerality - reather restrained currently. On the palate quite weighty for the vintage with a rather dense dark fruit with some green notes. Need time …
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The Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1996 from Jadot has entered a lovely semi-matured stage. The bouquet is expressive offering a nice selection of red and dark berries spiced with tar, truffles and sous-bois. The sweeter red fruit is tanking over - but still some unresolved dark fruit. On the …
[Read more...] about Louis Jadot, Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1996
