Gevrey Chambertin, Lavaux St Jacques, 1er Cru, 2016
Cool, tense and nicely poised. Reserved but lots going on underneath the surface. Fine-tuned and driven. The flavours are crisp and crystal clear while the texture is lacy. Svelte yet bracing notes of alpine strawberry, bramble and red cherry. Concentrated yet juicy. Lively and expansive on the long, focused finish. Superb. A fabulous Gevrey vineyard high up the slope next to Clos St. Jacques. Being due south facing yet benefitting from the cooling breezes from the Combe, the terroir is cool yet sun-blanched. Aged in 70% new oak, 30% whole bunch fermentation.
critic reviews
The 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux Saint-Jacques 1er Cru fulfils all the promise that it showed from barrel and maybe even adds to it. Pure, unadulterated dark cherry, wild strawberry, crushed stone and very subtle herbaceous notes on the nose that is full of tension and focus. Like Arnaud Mortet’s Mes 5 Terroirs, the new oak is beautifully integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin. There is a symmetry about this Premier Cru that I adored. The wine builds gently to a very convincing, quite tangy marmalade finish. Superb. Tasted at the Domaine Direct Tasting in London.