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Gevrey Chambertin, Clos St Jacques, 1er Cru
Bruno Clair

Gevrey Chambertin, Clos St Jacques, 1er Cru, 2017

justerini & brooks tasting note

This encapsulates the magic of Burgundy. It is rare to see this level of intensity in a wine as ethereal as this. Tense, haunting mineral flavours pulsate through the nuanced, transparent fruit. Vital cherry stone and wild berry flavours infused with limestone minerality. Such vitality and yet so demure and effortless. One of Gevrey’s great Premiers Crus situated high up on the slope, many believe it to be more deserving of Grand Cru status than a number of Gevrey’s more dubious Grands Crus. This high situation and red clay-based soils make for wines of freshness, tension and well-defined structure.

critic reviews

97/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru has a generous bouquet of raspberry, briary, wild strawberry, undergrowth and blood orange scents, all very complex and beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine depth, perhaps the most structured of the five Clos Saint-Jacques, and quite serious, with a long tail on the finish. Magnificent. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2017 tasting.

DRINKING WINDOW 2026 - 2055
date of review 01/2022

product details

Country:
France
Region:
Burgundy
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Producer:
Bruno Clair
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abv:
13%