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Armand Rousseau, Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers 2015
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers perhaps does not quite deliver the same precision and elegance on the nose as the Lavaux St-Jacques, though there are still plenty of attractive raspberry, red cherry and crushed strawberry notes to enjoy. It "sings" as soon as it enters the glass. The palate is well balanced with good structure, perhaps more density here than the aforementioned premier cru, bridled with blood orange and touches of white pepper, notwithstanding a little sinew on the finish. It exhibits impressive length and should give two decades of drinking pleasure.
Reviewed by: William Kelley
Domaine Armand Rousseau's 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers reveals a lifted—even high-toned—bouquet of red cherry, cassis, grilled meat and rose hip. On the palate, the wine is simultaneously more structurally polished and more tensile than the Lavaux Saint-Jacques, with a bright line of acidity, good concentration and length and a chalky, even mineral finish. To my palate, the Cazetiers' seemingly greater incisiveness and depth gives it the edge over the Lavaux this year.
Reviewed by: William Kelley
Tasted blind, the 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers was showing quite well, though I suspect it's beginning to shut down. Offering up aromas of orange rind, peony, red cherries, raw cocoa and forest floor, the wine is medium to full-bodied, supple and ample, with an expansive attack and a creamy, textural mid-palate, concluding with an oak-inflected finish. The Cazetiers is often one of my favorite bottlings chez Rousseau, but this rendition seemed more overtly woody than it usually is. But I suspect its evolution in bottle will make this score look conservative.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
The 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers 1er Cru feels odd on the nose, with a bruised apple scent suggesting light oxidation. The palate is simple and smudged, lacking depth and contrast, and bereft of tension toward the finish. I have doubts about how representative this bottle is and will not judge it. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
About the Producer
Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils was founded in the early 20th century by Armand Rousseau when he was only 18 years old and inherited the vineyard from his father. Armand Rousseau was born into a family of small landowners, and his family members were mostly engaged in wine-related occupations, such as grape farmers, coopers and wine merchants. After Armand married in 1909, he acquired additional vineyards and estate. The property is set around a church built in the 13th century, and the property includes a house, storeroom and wine cellar. When he first entered the wine business, Armand sold wine in bulk to local distributors. After that, Armand successively purchased a batch of new vineyards, such as the plot in Charmes-Chambertin in 1919 and the Clos de la Roche in 1920. The plot, that is, since then, on the advice of Raymond Baudoin (founder of the magazine Revue des Vins de France), Oman decided to bottle and sell its own fine wines, especially for restaurants and wine lovers . Armand Rousseau's wine business is booming, and at the same time he is also expanding the scale of the winery, especially he has also successively purchased many famous vineyards, such as the purchase of Mazy-Chambertin in 1937. Garden, purchased in 1940 Mazoyeres-Chambertin garden (Mazoyeres-Chambertin). At present, the winery has a total vineyard area of 14.1 hectares, of which 2.21 hectares are village-level vineyards, 3.48 hectares are first-class vineyards, and 8.41 hectares are AOC-classified vineyards. The average age of the vines is 40 to 45 years old, the grape variety is 100% Pinot Noir, and the planting density is 11,000 vines per hectare. In 1945, Armand Rousseau's son, Charles Rousseau, joined his father in wine studies after studying wine studies. In 1959, Armand Rousseau tragically passed away in a car accident, and Charlie Rousseau took the responsibilities alone and supported the development of the entire winery. Armand Rousseau has a very amazing language talent, he can communicate with others fluently in English and German, therefore, he decided to vigorously expand the wine export business, the business scope expanded rapidly from the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland to the whole of Europe, followed by Countries such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil. In 1982, Eric Rousseau, the son of Charles Rousseau, injected new vitality into the development of the winery. In terms of vineyard management, Eric has introduced new technologies, such as controlling grape yield and improving fruit quality through green harvesting (Green Harvest) and leaf pruning, and using almost no pesticides or chemicals in the vineyard Substances are used to protect the soil and guide the winery to develop in an organic direction. At the same time, he also respects traditional winemaking techniques and tries his best to reduce manual intervention in the winemaking process. In 2014, Cyrielle Rousseau, Eric's daughter, joined the winery to jointly manage the winery. Seriller learned foreign winemaking techniques and accumulated rich experience in cooperation with wine merchants. With the joint efforts of four generations of the Rousseau family, the quality of the wines produced by Aman Rousseau has been very stable and widely recognized by consumers. The winery produces many grand cru wines, such as Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France. Made from the finest Pinot Noir grapes, with fruity aromas of raspberries and cherries, with hints of leather, cinnamon and dark chocolate, the palate reveals ripe red fruit flavours, with a firm and supple mouthfeel with an impressive structure, with a persistent and wonderful finish. It has won over 95 points from well-known wine critics such as Robert Parker Team and Wine Spectator for many years.
