2005 Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru, Clos Saint-Jacques, Magnum (1.5L)

A ripe yet cool and wonderfully fresh nose is just beginning to display subtle secondary nuances and is composed mostly by red berry fruit, discreet spice and earth, all of which is trimmed in an extremely subtle touch of oak. There is fine delineation and plenty of minerality on the utterly delicious middle weight flavors that are perhaps a bit less powerful than one might expect in the context of the vintage on the reasonably well-balanced and gorgeously long finish. I say reasonably well-balanced as there is a hint of warmth but it's not enough to compromise the sense of harmony. This decidedly serious effort is very much still on the way up and while it could be approached now, another 10 to 15 years should certainly return benefits. Tasted several times in the last 5 years with good consistency.
Domaine Armand Rousseau, Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru, Clos Saint-Jacques