Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 1985 (Label Damage)

Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 1985 (Label Damage)

There is fine intensity to the mineral-driven and generously proportioned medium-bodied flavors that possess excellent mid-palate concentration and a caressing mouth feel

From a vineyard well-situated between Le Pin and Trotanoy

violet and sauvage-tinged aromas

On the palate

This exhibits that beguiling quality of inner mouth perfume on the sleek

it does not materially detract from the overall aromatic appeal

with ripe honey

Here too the wood treatment is subtle yet just prominent enough to warrant pointing out on the cool

generous and naturally sweet medium-bodied flavors culminate in a firm

There is a really lovely sense of underlying tension suffusing the much more mineral-driven middle weight flavors that are not quite as rich but notably more precise on the chiseled and wonderfully refined finish

who has done so much to raise the level of quality at Chateau Le Gay

it still stood out for its purity