Bid on this bottle of 1999 Domaine Armand Rousseau Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru (97BH, 97JG). Allen Meadows - Burghound: "The '99 Bèze just continues to get better and better with every passing year. A flat out gorgeously complex nose is comprised by spice, earth, minerality and still fresh red and black Pinot fruit aromas. There is excellent richness to the intense and beautifully well-delineated medium-bodied flavors that are blessed with plenty of mouth coating dry extract that confers a seductive texture onto the strikingly persistent finish. Like the '99 Chambertin, while this could be drunk now I would strongly advise holding it for at least another 5 years and 10 would probably be better. Tasted many times and this only seems to go from strength to strength. In a word, exquisite." (07/2017)
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1999 Domaine Armand Rousseau Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru (qty: 1)
The '99 Bèze just continues to get better and better with every passing year. A flat out gorgeously complex nose is comprised by spice, earth, minerality and still fresh red and black Pinot fruit aromas. There is excellent richness to the intense and beautifully well-delineated medium-bodied flavors that are blessed with plenty of mouth coating dry extract that confers a seductive texture onto the strikingly persistent finish. Like the '99 Chambertin, while this could be drunk now I would strongly advise holding it for at least another 5 years and 10 would probably be better. Tasted many times and this only seems to go from strength to strength. In a word, exquisite.
The 1996 Chambertin “Clos de Bèze” from Domaine Rousseau is a brilliant example of the vintage. The complex and beautifully perfumed nose wafts from the glass in a complex blend of red plums, red and black cherries, musky tones, grilled meats, a very complex base of soil and cedary oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, vibrant and beautifully sappy at the core, with superb soil signature, fine-grained tannins and a very long, vibrant and flat out stunning finish. Great, great juice. 97+