Armand Rousseau Clos St Jacques 1er Cru 1999 versus Armand Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze 1999

Armand Rousseau Clos St Jacques 1er Cru 1999 versus Armand Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze 1999

My friend blinded these two bottles to test me, and I happily took the test. A whiff on CsJ the nose totally revealed Chamolle Musigny with a charming character. A sip and I almost fell for the answer of Chambolle, as the CsJ was ultra soft, ultra feminine and so charming, so addictive. But I fixed the answer based upon one fact upon a second whiff: Chambolle wines would not have spice characters. Moving on to the Chambertin CdB, bouquet was strong with overwhelming amount of oak and butter. Palate was very soft, and the content has got more of everything compared to CsJ. At this stage, I was running through my data and basically zoomed into Gevrey Chambertin for clues, as I have drank many CsJ in the past, I know how it reminded me of Chambolle. I was quick to nail it as Armand Rousseau wines, and nailing the CsJ spot on, except that I thought the Chambertin Clos de Beze was a Chambertin (I once had a chance to drink them side by side, the difference was not obvious). I also knew it came from a good vintage, and I put it as either a 1996 or 1999. An overperforming night for me, and my friend was really impressed I can nail the maker and the wines, money well spent J