In Bond Fine Wine. 2004 Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze, Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy, France. Grand Cru • Red Burgundy in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 93/100 (BH). Drinking window: 2014+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Stephen Tanzer (ST) — 92/100 · Vinous, 01/03/2007
Good full, deep red. Brooding, sappy aromas of black cherry, maraschino cherry and dusty minerality can't quite match the Clos Saint-Jacques today for sheer lift and perfume. Fat, full and sweet, with a sexy, pliant texture and compelling depth of plum, spice and underbrush flavor. Boasts excellent volume for the vintage without losing its silky restraint or balance. Finishes very long and spicy,…
Allen Meadows (BH) — 93/100 · Burghound, 01/01/2007 · Drink 2014+
A densely fruited and superbly complex nose of spice, earth, ripe red fruit aromas, leather and underbrush leads to rich, supple, elegant and pure flavors where the structure arrives all at once on the seriously long finish. This is not a big B'ze by the usual Rousseau standards yet the explosive finish and outstanding depth suggest that this will age well and hold for much longer.