Armand Winery

• October 2009

  I'm currently going though a Pinot thing. i just can't get enough of the ... and the Domaine du Comte Armand Volnay - 2005, during the past year and was equally blown away, but I think your thoughts on the Armand Volnay are spot on. It was a very memorable bottle. Sounded like a... Read moreI'm currently going though a Pinot thing. i just can't get enough of the ... and the Domaine du Comte Armand Volnay - 2005, during the past year and was equally blown away, but I think your thoughts on the Armand Volnay are spot on. It was a very memorable bottle. Sounded like a great evening! :    (hide)

  Forum post in the topic Tasting Party: Pinot Noirs... by dddunn

  
  
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  September 2009

  Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St. Jacques Premiere Cru 2001

  Snoothrank: Starting at $193^.09

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  Wine review by Kystalin

  
  
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  June 2009

  Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin Premiere Cru Clos St. Jacques 1996

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  How nice was that? Served to my parents at a special family gathering. My mother loved it so much she demanded to know how much it cost, and, when I for once relented and told her, spat it back into the glass and said she wasn't worthy. She is, and so is the wine - fantastic... Read moreHow nice was that? Served to my parents at a special family gathering. My mother loved it so much she demanded to know how much it cost, and, when I for once relented and told her, spat it back into the glass and said she wasn't worthy. She is, and so is the wine - fantastic fruit, silky tanins, good length - does exactly what it says on the tin. Highly recommended.    (hide)

  Wine review by enricovino

  
  
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  March 2009

  Carousel Blanc de Blancs Brut NV

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  To me this wine had a somewhat coarse feeling mousse. On the nose I picked up some apple or pear type aromas. This wine seemed a little too sweet to be called a brut in my opinion. There are definitely worse sparkling wines out there, but I feel like there are also better to be... Read moreTo me this wine had a somewhat coarse feeling mousse. On the nose I picked up some apple or pear type aromas. This wine seemed a little too sweet to be called a brut in my opinion. There are definitely worse sparkling wines out there, but I feel like there are also better to be found than this.    (hide)

  Wine review by ttutony

  
  

• March 2009

  There really are no California wines that I can think of that I could honestly ... is less expensive than Comte Armand's. There are many domestic producer that work in a Burgundian style but there are very few actual wines that have a pronounced Burgundian character, the wines of... Read moreThere really are no California wines that I can think of that I could honestly ... is less expensive than Comte Armand's. There are many domestic producer that work in a Burgundian style but there are very few actual wines that have a pronounced Burgundian character, the wines of Arcadian for example. Sorry I can't offer more    (hide)

  Forum post in the topic Pommard Epeneaux substitute? by Gregory Dal Piaz

  
  

• March 2009

  After much anticipation Snooth’s OTBN was apon us! We were meeting in the ... for it’s elegance. 1993 Armand Comte Pommard Clos des Epeneaux – from magnum – This on the other hand was pretty damn powerful, and a bit tight and short on the palate but it had an effusive... Read more After much anticipation Snooth’s OTBN was apon us! We were meeting in the ... for it’s elegance. 1993 Armand Comte Pommard Clos des Epeneaux - from magnum - This on the other hand was pretty damn powerful, and a bit tight and short on the palate but it had an effusive perfume of sweet spice, woodsy aromas and black cherry fruit. I’ll check back in on this in 5 years if I can! 2003 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Beaux Frères Vineyard - I thought this was a little older than 2003 but it was still captivating with a gentle yet sweet nose and a lovely, lithe feel that is almost impossible to find in domestic pinot. I want to find more of this! 2006 ROAR Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands - I tasted this just briefly and it had some spritz so I put it aside to let it dissipate but II never got back to trying it. Darn! 2006 Moric Neckenmarkter Blaufrankisch - This was crazy good wine. Delicate yet precise with such detail and balance. I loved it and can’t wait till the next time me and this wild blackberry beauty have a chance to get to know each other a little better. Tied for my second WOTN! By this time my lamb had arrived so fortunately I had a foil for some of the larger scaled wines to come. And boy did I need it! One after the other great wines appeared only to be replaced by another set of great wines. I was in heaven! 1987 Kistler Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Valley Kistler Vineyard - I have never smelled such a floral California Cabernet before and this was captivating. Great green olive and cassis notes as well and with the seductive texture only aged California Cabernet can have! 2004 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Backus - This was a bruiser but beat you with the proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove! Great iron flecked crème de cassis fruit in a seamless velvety package. A great wine from one of my favorite vineyards! 2002 Vergelegen Estate Red - This was just gorgeous on the nose with smoky, green chile, cassis and oak tones all layered and in balance. It’s a bit simple still on the palate but this flagship South African red has the stuffing to turn into something special! 1991 Carmenet Vin de Garde Reserve Selection - This was a bit peppery and stern and reminded me a bit of 1986 Bordeaux with it’s powerful expression of tobacco tinged fruit. This is an old style of California Cabernet that one rarely encounters today. Can you say Dunn Howell Mountain? New world? Old world? The lines can get blurry sometimes and nowhere is that truer than in Spain these days. I’ll be posting my impressions from an old Rioja tasting soon and along with the notes is my take on Tempranillo these days. I go off on a lot of producers who are trying to make Tempranillo in to something it’s not and while I genuinely believe that sometimes the results make me reconsider my position, for a little while at least! 2004 CVNE Pagos De Viña Real - No mistaking this for anything but a huge, modern Rioja but the black raspberry and vanilla tones are in balance and the wine is big yet so smooth and polished that you can’t help but like it, just give it a few years in the cellar. 2004 Buil & Giné Montsant Baboix - This is another decidedly modern Spanish bruiser and it’s packed with lovely herbal, mineral and spice tones embedded in rich cassis and blackberry fruit. It’s intensely spicy and really deserves something rich and spicy to cut through! As modern as the last pair was I moved back into two classics from France, Bordeaux and Chateauneuf. Both were real treats and matched perfectly with my lamb chops. 1989 Clos du Mont Olivet Chateauneuf du Pape la Cuvee du Papet - Who wants the funk? Bring on the funk! And black olives, leather, lavender, mushrooms, you got it all on the nose and while the palate was wonderful with lovely truffly edges this had started to thin out a bit but was still fabulous. 1982 Château Grand Puy Lacoste - Classic freaking Bordeaux! This had that restrained power and endless layers of flavor that only Bordeaux can offer. As much as I love the texture of mature California Cabernet the elegance and complexity of Bordeaux can bring things to an entirely different level. Tied for my second WOTN And then I was left in my happy place; surrounded by Barolo! As you might know Nebbiolo to me is magical and while none of the Barolos tonight made it in to my top five wines I was thrilled to be ending my night with them! 1997 Paolo Scavino Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata Riserva - And as much as I love Barolo I didn’t feel the love here. While the nose offered up nice mushroom, rose and licorce scents there were loosing the battle with the spicy wood. Pretty much the same in the mouth, the fruit was intact and nice but all the complexity came from the wood so I didn’t get much depth here. 1982 Brovia Barolo Rocche Dei Brovia - This was great in it’s own way. A very good wine, but just a great glass to drink at the end of the night. Lacking some complexity as well, but just so bright and balanced with fine red berry fruits and a slightly gamy twang on the finish. I was refreshed! 1989 Marchese di Barolo Cannubi Barolo - While I preferred the Brovia to this I can’t say one is better than the other, just different. This had more complexity and deeper fruit but was a bit less elegant and refreshing. It’s still a delicious glass of big black cherry fruit. We spent the night trying to Twitter our notes as we participated in Twitter Taste Live with our virtual drinking companions but it was not with much success. Connectivity, in the virtual sense, was limited in the dining room but that didn't prevent us from trying! There was one bottle that I missed the 2005 Turley Howell Mountain Zinfandel. Can anyone let me know what it’s like? And with that I was left with the 2 dessert wines. First up was the rather crappy bottle of 1985 Warres Port. Alcoholic, disjointed and volatile it’s only redeeming feature was that it was marginally sweet and smelled faintly of fruit. I chose to move on an end my night with the fairly remarkable 2005 Feiler-Artinger - Ruster Ausbruch Essenz. Intense and intensely sweet yet with such incredible acidity that this never became cloying and the mineral notes on the finish cut right through the remaining fresh fruity sweetness so it never became over-powering or boring either. Simply a great sip with which to end a brilliant evening. I want to thank everyone who helped make this evening so special. Thanks to Wilson Daniels for their support and generous contributions Thanks to North Square for taking such good care of us. And thanks to everyone who made this such a special evening with their generous contributions and brilliant company. I can’t wait to do this again. Do you really want to wait an entire year? I know I don’t! Gregory Dal Piaz is the Community Manager at Snooth, an avid Wine Geek with a passion for things Italian, and a long suffering Mets fan.    (hide)

  Forum post in the topic Open That Bottle Night 2009... by Gregory Dal Piaz

  
  
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  March 2009

  Armand Comte Pommard Clos des Epeneaux Premier Cru 1993

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  Nice powdered light red fruit nose with a hint of darker fruit creeping in. But the palate is full of red fruit -- cranberries and a lot of acidity. It's very good but I would say it's slightly more acidic than I would like. Perhaps give it a few more years.

  Wine review by mark

  
  
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  March 2009

  Armand Comte Pommard Clos des Epeneaux Premier Cru 1993

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  From magnum. Candied fruit on the nose. The wine is lean and balanced with a lot of acidity tempered by nice black cherry notes.

  Wine review by Philip

  
  
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  March 2009

  Armand Comte Pommard Clos des Epeneaux Premier Cru 1993

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  From magnum this was effusively perfumed with sweet baking spices, flowers and crushed juniper berries. there were deep notes of mint and black cherry fruit. This remains youthful in the mouth with a bit of unforgiving astringency but is deeply flavored and layered if a bit short.... Read moreFrom magnum this was effusively perfumed with sweet baking spices, flowers and crushed juniper berries. there were deep notes of mint and black cherry fruit. This remains youthful in the mouth with a bit of unforgiving astringency but is deeply flavored and layered if a bit short. Pretty well balanced and with fine power this may just require an additional 5 years or so in this format. 91pts    (hide)

  Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz

  
  

• March 2009

  Last night was an excellent event, thanks to everyone that was involved and ... - not sure which one - 1993 Armand Comte Pommard Clos des Epeneaux Premier Cru - http://www.snooth.com/wine/armand-comte-pommard-clos-des-epeneaux-premier-cru-1993/ Phew! OK, that was all I recorded. I... Read moreLast night was an excellent event, thanks to everyone that was involved and ... - not sure which one - 1993 Armand Comte Pommard Clos des Epeneaux Premier Cru - http://www.snooth.com/wine/armand-comte-pommard-clos-des-epeneaux-premier-cru-1993/ Phew! OK, that was all I recorded. I missed several of the wines that were up on the bar - so there are some missing Barolo's as well as some bottles which may not have made a full circuit. I'm sure I've made some mistakes here too, please add your additions and corrections and we'll create a master list based off that    (hide)

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