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  • Country ranking ?

    1 316
  • Producer ranking ?

    99
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    from 2018

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The Story

The Rousseau Domaine was started at the beginning of the 20th century by Armand Rousseau who, at his majority, inherited several plots of vineyards in Gevrey Chambertin. The Domaine premises with the living house, the storing places, the cellars and the winery, are situated in the oldest part of the village, near the 13th century church.


From 1959, after Armand Rousseau's death, Charles Rousseau was at the head of a Domaine of 6 ha which ...

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Wine Information

The beginning of the autumn in 2005 was relatively mild but from November, the temperatures dropped quickly until becoming negative. The winter settled until 18th. March, accompanied by frequent and sometimes important snowfalls from mid-November to the end of February. The winter rainfalls were consequent and made up for the hydrous deficit of the ground water.

The vegetation started to grow from 20th. March because of an abrupt rise in th...

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Vintage 2006

2006 VINTAGE in Burgundy

The personality of Burgundy wines makes the difference

A charmer. Such is the epithet most frequently employed when Burgundy's newest vintage is evoked. Nearly two months after the grape harvest, and following a year typified by rather fantastical weather, Burgundy is finally catching its breath. The 2006 vintage, a preoccupying one which never allowed an idle moment, both in the vineyards and in the cellars, exc...

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Tasting note

color

Deep and Purple

ending

Medium and Extensive

nose

Open and Fresh

recommend

Yes

taste

Concentrated and Well-structured

Written Notes

The first wine we sampled was a pizza wine, or at least we were eating pizza with it! The 2002 Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St. Jacques was a gorgeous wine, beautiful, classic and still young. I guess that part is obvious! Sensual and taut red fruits were balanced by vitamins and earth, and the wine’s finesse was oh so ’02; elegant, refined and stylish. 2002 is certainly a classic vintage, not over the top and one whose style will bend most Burgundy lovers’ knees
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Origin

Beaune, Burgundy

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