2020 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Lavaut Cuvee 33
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The 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaut Saint-Jacques is quite tightly wound, exhibiting notions of dark berries, loamy soil, spices, licorice, vine smoke and rose petals. Medium to full-bodied, bright and lively, with powdery tannins and a saline finish, it's more reserved out of the gates than the more demonstrative 2019 at the same stage.
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Neal Martin, Vinous
Jancis Robinson MW
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If anything, paler than Les Jeunes Rois. Very direct and fresher than many a Gevrey. Red-cherry flavours. Frank fruit and well-judged acid and tannin. Light bitterness on the end – not unattractively so. Deserves a bit of time in bottle. (JR)
The 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut Saint-Jacques 1er Cru has a beguiling, tertiary, wet limestone tinged bouquet with precise red berry fruit and touches of bay leaf. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, quite saline in the mouth, building towards a lightly spiced, tensile finish that lingers. Wonderful.
The 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut Saint-Jacques 1er Cru has a beguiling, tertiary, wet limestone tinged bouquet with precise red berry fruit and touches of bay leaf. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, quite saline in the mouth, building towards a lightly spiced, tensile finish that lingers. Wonderful.
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.