Rousseau's 1997 Chambertin is powerful. This Chambertin's dark berry scents lead to a tar, cinnamon, briar, blackberry, black raspberry, and assorted dried fruit flavored personality. It is thick, chewy, medium-to-full-bodied, and will certainly be the longest-lived 1997 from this property.

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A dense and richly fruited nose of copious black fruits that now display a touch of secondary nuances is followed by round, intense, full-bodied flavors and fine persistence. This is not a great Chambertin by the lofty Rousseau standards but there is plenty of wine here, not to mention excellent richness and length. For my taste, this has arrived on the front edge of drinkability though it should hold here for at least a decade. Consistent notes.

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