2019 Arnaud Mortet Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux Saint-Jacques 1er Cru
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The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux Saint-Jacques 1er Cru comes from 1.2-hectares of 60-year old vines. It has an intellectual, beautifully defined bouquet with "waves" of blackberry and raspberry fruit laced with orange rind, marmalade and Chinese 5-spice scents. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit. This is a "cool" Lavaux Saint-Jacques that belies that warmth of the growing season. There is fine grip, quite a voluminous 2019 with a sinewy, quite saline finish. There is a symmetry that I love here, although the manner in which it closes down on the finish suggests that it needs 4-5 years in bottle. Superb.
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About the producer
Arnaud Mortet is the négociant arm of Domaine Denis Mortet, run and managed by Arnaud and his sister Clémence. The same team farms the vineyards and makes the wines, with these wines essentially domaine in all but name.