Chateau Rousselle, Cotes de Bourg

Not bad, but over the hill.

“Merlot from a Bordeaux-perspective”-Tasting in June 2014, Flight 1, Wine 1 (blind). The wine was dark ruby in colour and offered a sweet-scented, spicy nose of blackberry, plum, leather, tobacco, cinnamon, liquorice, mint and vegetal/ethereal notes. On the palate the medium-bodied wine showed cherry, young blackberry, young plum, herbs as well as vegetal and ethereal notes, paired with medium-plus acidity, medium-level drying and slightly astringent tannin, and very good length of the slightly bitter finish. The wine seemed to be …

I was pointed to this as a sleeper, value Bordeaux and found it to be on level with $50+ bottlings, so I think I was given good advice. Classic bordeaux nose of cassis, blackberry and oak, with a touch of vanilla, showing this wine's slightly modern bent. Refined tannins on the concentrated palate, with flavors of dark berries and vanilla.

See previous note. Continues to be an excellent vintage. Victoria BC, Deaconvale beef burgers

Unapproachable at first; opened up nicely after 30 mins; soft palate. Did not enjoy with crab bisque and crab cake dinner, but had most of it post-dinner anyway. http://www.chateaurousselle.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=1 Victoria, BC

Ch. Villa bel-air used to hit at this price point but rp hype has pushed the price up. This wine is not as restrained as vba and certainly has a bit of new world feel to it because of the ripeness of the fruit. That said it is a balanced and concentrated wine, melding fruit, wood and a certain herbiness very nicely. I should say that my notes are from tasting on the second day. The first day I found …