2011 Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques
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Tasting notes
Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. Clear and bright in color, the Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux St Jacques 2011 has a very suave bouquet with quite lush raspberry coulis and wild strawberry aromas, with appealing underlying minerality that will surely be enhanced with bottle age. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and well-judged acidity. This is harmonious and svelte, generous on the finish, a lithe and nubile Lavaux Saint Jacques that is well crafted. Not quite as compelling as last year, but there's bags of potential.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
More reviews and scores
(vinified with 40% whole clusters): Deep red. Aromas of black cherry and sweet oak are lifted by a mineral pungency. Dense, sappy and saline, with its serious volume leavened by energy and cut. Less oaky today than the Champeaux, with a hint of peppery pungency (from the stems?) giving shape and lift to the broad, full middle palate. Finishes with serious but harmonious tannins, a hint of chocolate and excellent life and lift.
Rich and concentrated and sweet. Thoroughly satisfying. Except for the price. Prunes though certainly not luscious. (JR)
Bright red with ruby tones. High-toned aromas of cherry and stone lifted by a whiff of violet. Densely packed but light on its feet, with terrific lift and precision, as well as serious medicinal reserve, to the intense red and darker fruit flavors. This really spreads out over the palate on the long, vibrant back end. Will need 5 or 6 years in the cellar and should be outstanding at age 10 or 15.
About the producer
This estate, today with Arnaud Mortet at the helm, makes some of Gevrey-Chambertin’s finest wines. Working with 16 hectares, as well as a few négociant parcels, this property makes perfumed and chiselled Pinot Noir.