2021 Gevrey Chambertin Lavaux St Jacques
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Tasting notes
Duroché has 1.2 hectares of this cool, higher-altitude Premier Cru, with vines planted between 1923 and 1981. In 2021, it’s a particularly pretty, pure and elegant wine. The nose offers floral pot-pourri, but with succulent red-berry fruit behind. The palate has gorgeous energy, tight yet fresh and pure. There’s a pleasing sucrosity that rounds out the texture, with a mineral and crunchy redcurrant bite to the finish. There’s 15% whole-bunch and no new oak, creating a crunchy and pure expression of the site.
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.