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.
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17 years ago