Remoissenet Pere et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques

wet cork with bubbles during opening. Poor condition. Sour plum juice.

Bobs annual wine weekend (New Haven and Guilford) : musty and cooked

Huge smoke on the nose – cigar smoke and smoked meats. Big notes of star anise and black tea with loads of coffee rubbed lamb. Surprisingly massive on the palate after more than 30 years in the bottle. Excellent balance with cedar and spice on the finish.

Opened this late in the evening at party at my house, quickly the wino's gathered in the back yard... color was remarkably young, you could see the light ruby in the neck but when in glass it almost looked purple, nose was nice but not exuberant, slight sweet and fruit driven, palate was great but not very spicy or earthy, tasted rich and fruit driven and delicious... all loved it, didn't have the airy hi-toned palate like the rousseau CsJ …