Every time I want to buy magnums of Burgundy I need to remember these bottles from the Gala. They were incredible wines and likely will be tremendous in 20 years, but were very tight last month. My concern with getting mags of, for example 2019 Rousseau Chambertin is when they’d actually be ready to drink, maybe 2060?
Still a very generous bring to the gala from whoever brought them!
1999 Rousseau CSJ
Muted nose with some red currants and forest floor. Very structured on the palate with more pure fruit and crisp acidity. Finish was quite long but not very expansive. This is clearly a superb wine but wasn’t showing much.
1999 Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze
Surprisingly the most generous of this trio, with pretty red and dark currants, some lovely acidity and softer tannins, great texture and elegance, and longer finish. This improved by the end of the night and was drinking reasonably well, but would still be much much better in 10-15 years.
1998 Rousseau Chambertin
This is the wine I thought might be most ready as it’s beautiful from 750, but wasn’t. It was as tight as the 99 CSJ, with muted red fruits and a bit of forest floor. The palate was equally inaccessible and the finish was a bit clipped. Again, the quality was very evident but the wine wasn’t very generous tonight.
by Mchangwine