16 - 24 Nov 2013: As a last hurrah, a dear friend pulled the corks of a few old bottles. 1959 Gevrey-Chambertin, Armand Rousseau. This wine definitely delivered above its class…..a garnet allure…..with a gorgeously mature and complex bouquet of plum, prune, animal, leather, cardamom and dried mushroom. A wine that still tasted with its structure intact, silky tannin, richness of flavours, balanced by fine acidity, lingering in the mouth for a very long time. The 1964 Gevrey-Chambertin, Armand Rousseau, showed maderised notes of caramel and coffee, and a hint of volatility. The 1953 Avery-bottled Charmes Chambertin was also very nice, but perhaps a little too sweet and soupy, bordering on being cloying……
It may sound like we only had red wines on this trip….not true at all. A few memorable examples included 2007 Lafon Meursault (classy Chardonnay fruit, with a fine structure and a long finish), 2002 Meursault Les Rougeots, Coche-Dury (green apple, pear, toast, acacia, with stoney mineral nuances, round and viscous, but deftly balanced by superb acidity, very long finish…punching above its class!) and 2011 Puligny-Montrachet Clos du Cailleret, Jean Chartron (crisp acidity, aromas of pear and apple, loved the detail and minerality on the palate). I did have a tiny taste of the 1999 Meursault-Perrières, Coche-Dury…but it was rather brief! Richard said it was quite sensational and seemed hardly evolved at all.
As we drove away from a snow-covered Côte d’Or, memory of the 1959 Rousseau Gevrey Village still lingered………
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