2018 Gevrey Chambertin Lavaux St Jacques
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The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut Saint-Jacques 1er Cru has a very well-defined bouquet, mineral-driven, very transparent with hints of rose petal emerging with time. The palate is well-balanced with pastille-like purity. Fine weight, though I find more complexity on the 2016 and 2017. Yet there is more rondeur here, befitting the growing season, with its trademark touch of white pepper on the finish. Tasted at Domaine Duroché.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Tim Jackson MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaut Saint-Jacques Vieilles Vignes is once again one of the highlights of the range, offering up a deep and complex bouquet of wild berries, plums and sweet soil tones, complemented by top notes of spices, rose petals and bergamot. Medium to full-bodied, multidimensional and muscular, it's textural and concentrated, with lively acids, beautifully refined tannins and a long, resonant finish.
Bright, primary, ripe bramble fruit, with a hint of earthy, meatiness. Quite fine tannins, with a fair depth and good length, though I fear brett will emerge here over time, and dominate the palate. Drink while there’s fruit! (TJ)
About the producer
Domaine Duroché has, under Pierre Duroché, become one of the most sought-out and respected wine domaines in Gevrey-Chambertin. The wines are delicate and detailed, yet with old-vine intensity, a clear sense of place and style – and it’s easy to see why they’ve rapidly become so in-demand.