Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 1993 Mix intellectual bouquet with scents of

intellectual bouquet with scents of dried honey

800 cases were made

While there is no bricking yet in evidence it probably will not be much longer before there is

weight and power to the imposingly scaled flavors that display almost painful intensity on the driving

Otherwise there is reasonably good volume and punch to the middle weight flavors though the reduction shows up again on the austere and gas-suffused finish

Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 1993 Mix intellectual bouquet with scents ofSweet, ripe and still primary fruit soars from the glass followed by gorgeously detailed, elegant flavors and solid tannins completely buffered by abundant extract. The length is of undeniable grand cru quality and the acid fruit balance is perfect. This may be the finest Rousseau Clos St. Jacques of the decade.