Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils • Gevrey-Chambertin, France
Domaine Armand Rousseau’s Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St. Jacques Premier Cru is a benchmark Pinot Noir from one of Burgundy’…Domaine Armand Rousseau’s Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St. Jacques Premier Cru is a benchmark Pinot Noir from one of Burgundy’s most revered “super-premier cru” sites, often considered grand cru in all but name. Sourced from Rousseau’s prime parc…Learn More »
$2900
/750ml
2019 Retail Average
97
/100
2019 Pro Rating
Dark, pulsing fruit and a quiet hum of spice make Rousseau’s 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St. Jacques feel both dramatic and composed at once, with black berries, plum and cassis wrapped in notes of roasted meat, cocoa, fresh earth and polished oak. The palate is medium to full in weight yet wonderfully precise, driven by bright acidity and fine, powdery tannins that pull the wine into a long, energetic finish. This is a deeply concentrated, muscular expression of Clos St. Jacques that promises decades of graceful evolution.
Roast duck with cherries; Herb-crusted rack of lamb; Wild mushroom risotto
Domaine Armand Rousseau’s Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St. Jacques Premier Cru is a benchmark Pinot Noir from one of Burgundy’s most revered “super-premier cru” sites, often considered grand cru in all but name. Sourced from Rousseau’s prime parcels along the warm upper wall of this east-facing, limestone-rich clos, it typically yields a powerful yet finely structured wine with deep cassis and dark berry fruit, floral and spice notes, and pronounced minerality, built for long-term aging.