Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | A.Rousseau |
Label Name: | Gevrey Chambertin 1er Clos St Jacques |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Burgundy — Gevrey-Chambertin (Côte de Nuits) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Selected critics: Vinous (Neal Martin) ~95 pts — highly perfumed, silky (Neal Martin). ; Wine Advocate (William Kelley) 91–94 pts, noted 80% new oak and medium–full body. ; Tim Atkin MW 96 pts (Decanter). ; James Suckling 93 pts. ; Burghound/Allen Meadows ~94 pts
Tasting Note
Perfumed red and black fruit: raspberry, wild strawberry, redcurrant with rose petal, crushed stone and forest-floor notes. Medium–full body, silky texture, finely chiseled tannins, cedary/vanillin oak and a long, spiced, savory finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast duck, duck confit, beef bourguignon, game birds, mushroom risotto. Asian: Peking duck, char siu (Cantonese BBQ pork), Korean BBQ (bulgogi), soy-braised short ribs, mushroom/daikon hot pot.
Production Method
Hand-harvested Pinot Noir; traditional Burgundian vinification with open-top or oak fermenters, partial whole-cluster use, élevage 15–18 months in ~70–80% new French oak.
Vineyard Info
Domaine Armand Rousseau — family domaine founded early 20th century; owns ~2.2 ha of Clos Saint-Jacques (one of the top premier-cru plots in Gevrey). Internationally renowned Burgundian producer.