Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux-Saint-Jacques

Berthaut-Gerbet
France
Burgundy
2021

From .13 hectare, located just at the Combe de Lavaux, very high on the slope and with great south east exposure; 50 year-old vines with very low yields. The wine is structured, dense and spicey with excellent concentration and firm tannins on the finish. 80% whole cluster fermentation, with 30% new oak used during aging. 

 

Very limited.

93-95 points
"The 2021 Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut Saint-Jacques ler Cru, like the Cazetiers is reduced to one single (used) barrel. The bouquet is airy and perfumed, beautifully defined with seamlessly integrated wood. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, sensual and harmonious with a poised, sorbet-fresh, quite mineral-driven finish. A magnificent 2021 from Amelie Berthaut. "
Neal Martin ,
Vinous Media
November 2022
91-93 points
" A subtle though discernible suggestion of wood surrounds the cool and very fresh nose of wild red berries, newly turned earth and plenty of forest floor character. As one would reasonably expect, there is both excellent volume and punch to the bigger-bodied flavors that possess a taut muscularity on the powerful, linear and chiseled finish. This moderately austere effort is packed with potential and is a wine that’s going to require extended patience to add flesh as well as complexity."
Allen Meadows,
Burghound
January 2023
90-92 points
"There's only one barrel of the 2021 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux Saint-Jacques, a medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy wine evocative of plums and orange zest framed by a touch of toasty oak. Built around a bright spine of acidity, it concludes with a precise, saline finish."
William Kelley,
Wine Advocate
January 31, 2023

SKU/Code: 
DB7326-21
Product Line: 
Red
Varietal: 
Pinot Noir