2019 Gevrey Chambertin Les Cazetiers
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Rich and dramatic, the sample I tasted of the 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers (Domaine Louis Jadot) was a little marked by its élevage, a liberal application of toasty new oak mingling with its bouquet of sweet berry fruit. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and nicely balanced, I suspect it wasn't showing its best when I encountered it.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers 1er Cru has an exquisite bouquet of crystalline red berry fruit laced with minerals, wonderfully delineated and focused. The palate is smooth and sensual on the entry, and very cohesive, with a perfect line of acidity. Pure and ravishing, armed with a satin-textured finish, this is going to be very difficult to resist once in bottle. Superb.
Cask sample. Very bright crimson. Very sweet nose – glacé cherries! Then much calmer on the palate. Real vivacity. Not remotely like Gevreys of old: much more flirtatious, sweet and earlier maturing. Firm, grainy tannins on the end. The first wine in this Jadot 2019 line-up of reds that seems to finish definitively dry (rather than sweet). An interesting wine that really holds one’s attention. Good level of acidity. (JR)
About the producer
Louis Jadot is arguably the most consistent négociant house in Burgundy. It has managed to straddle both the entry-level and fine wine market, while retaining respect in both.