On Feb 14, 7:00�pm, "Bi!!" wrote:
We roasted a nice plump farm raised chicken tonight with herbs,
garlic, mushrooms and fingerling potatoes. *I poked around the cellar
and found a bottle of 1996 Armand Rousseau Mazy-Chambertain Grand Cru
in the orphan bin and decided it was time to finish the last bottle.
The color was a crystal clear garnet with a slight brickish hue.
Typical mature burgundy nose of red earth, minerals and tart cherries
with a bit of cinnamon spice and sous bois notes. *The wine was sleek
on the palate, nothing ponderous about this wine. *Pronouced spicy
black cherry on the palate with a mushroom and stony mineral finish.
Very elegant and smooth with good upfront fruit and nice acidity. *a
nice easy "A" on the Dale scale.

I love Armand Rousseau's wines. All I can usually afford is the Clos
de la Roche and village Gevrey, but happily slurp the bigger boys if
someone offers!