Armand Rousseau 1971
Very open ripe meaty, bacon fat and mushroomy sous bois, cranberry and dried strawberry, little fig and leather, sweet ripe core of fruit showing some oxidation medium length not too long but very good.
Very open ripe meaty, bacon fat and mushroomy sous bois, cranberry and dried strawberry, little fig and leather, sweet ripe core of fruit showing some oxidation medium length not too long but very good.
Golden straw colour with a touch of amber, nose restrained and elegant not powerful, stone fruits , peach and apricot, mango and tropical flavours, some wet rock aromas, damp wool chenin like not hydrocarbon petroleum, palate round and simple, quite short, broad but not deep low acidity, honeyed bruised apple, good but not great, past its best.
Ronan is an excellent organiser and mentor and has one of the best wine knowledge in UK.
Isa Bal MS, Head Sommelier, The Fat Duck