2021 Gevrey Chambertin Lavaux St Jacques
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Tasting notes
The 2021 Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux Saint-Jacques 1er Cru has another impressive bouquet from this flight with bolder yet delineated and vivacious red fruit that leaps from the glass. Real energy and focus here. The palate is medium-bodied with fleshy ripe pliant tannins that frame the mineral-driven red fruit. Plenty of vigour and tension throughout this Gevrey-Chambertin; it feels detailed and sapid on the finish, urging you back for more. I was lukewarm about this from barrel and, as I suspected and wrote back then, it has gained weight and warrants a higher score. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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Matthew Hayes, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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The 2021 Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux Saint-Jacques 1er Cru has a poised, well-defined and focused bouquet. With transparent red fruit and more mineralité than the Gevrey Village, it gains intensity with aeration but never fully lets go. The palate is medium-bodied with fresh, citrus-infused red fruit. This is a "nimble" Lavaux, linear and quite understated, although it will gain weight during the remainder of its élevage.
About the producer
Based in Gevrey-Chambertin, Domaine Armand Rousseau is one of Burgundy’s most famous estates. Revered for making unearthly expressions of Pinot Noir, the estate’s wines are some of the most collectable in the world.