Gevrey-Chambertin, Lavaux St Jacques, 1er Cru, 2022
Wild winter berries and gingerbread spice with a touch of darker fruit, velvety tannins and plenty of suave mouthfeel. This is cool, earth bound, and dark toned; a wine of the night compared to the sunshine and daylight of Closeau. An excellent 1er Cru, one of the appellation’s higher, cooler vineyards next to Clos-St.-Jacques. Fully destemmed and aged in 40% new oak.
critic reviews
The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaut Saint-Jacques is pure and perfumed, offering up aromas of plums, red berries, orange zest and spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, lively and succulent palate framed by sweet, supple tannins. This will offer a broad drinking window.
The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Prieur 1er Cru, blended with 30% whole bunches, has a slightly backward bouquet with scents of potpourri infusing the red fruit, perhaps needing a little more mineralité to come through. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannins on the entry, hints of licorice developing towards the finish that will hopefully develop a little more nervosité during the remaining élevage.