2005 Clos de la Roche
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The 2005 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru has a fragrant bouquet with red berry fruit, incense and rose petal, all the aromatic traits you want from this vineyard. With time in the glass, it foments light iron elements. The palate has a wonderful symmetry, perfectly matched acidity and gentle grip, with that ferrous theme continuing. It is not an '05 that bowls you over and it is far from the stellar Chambertin poured earlier in the year, but it is a "competent" Clos de la Roche that is drinking perfectly now.
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David Schildknecht, Vinous
Jancis Robinson MW
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Good medium red. Aromas of kirsch and briary brown spices, with a medicinal aspect. Bigger, richer and deeper than the Mazy but more brooding and medicinal today. For its size and concentration, this shows very suave tannins for the year. But has the acid spine for a slow evolution in the bottle. I'd forget about this one for seven or eight years.
Good medium red. Aromas of kirsch and briary brown spices, with a medicinal aspect. Bigger, richer and deeper than the Mazy but more brooding and medicinal today. For its size and concentration, this shows very suave tannins for the year. But has the acid spine for a slow evolution in the bottle. (ST) 90+
About the producer
Based in Gevrey-Chambertin, Domaine Armand Rousseau is one of Burgundy’s most famous estates. Revered for making unearthly expressions of Pinot Noir, the estate’s wines are some of the most collectable in the world.