2017 Hautes Cotes de Beaune

Moderate reduction knocks down the fruit though there is good vibrancy and detail to the delicious flavors that exude a refreshing salinity on the focused and lingering finish. This is carrying enough structure to suggest that it will need a year or two to unwind and develop better depth.

Scents of smoky berry fruit, rich soil and spice introduce the 2017 Hautes Côtes de Beaune, a medium to full-bodied wine with a satiny attack and a fleshy core of fruit, framed by supple tannins and tangy acids and concluding with an oak-inflected finish. This is the only wine chez Jayer-Gilles that's a little too strongly marked by its new wood this year.