2015 Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques
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Bursting with aromas of cedar, raw cocoa, orange rind, rose petal, red cherries and dried currants, the 2015 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques is medium to full-bodied, fragrant and supple, with melting tannins, a sappy core of fruit and tangy balancing acids. It's a perfumed, beautifully balanced wine that I marked down a few points simply because it struck me as somewhat stylized, so my score will likely look conservative in a few years' time.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
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Bright medium red. Very ripe, smoky aromas of raspberry, strawberry and underbrush. Full, plush and sweet; at once fleshier and more complex than the preceding Gevrey premier crus. This very ripe wine boasts atypical early volume for Clos Saint-Jacques without coming across as heavy. Finishes with serious but refined tannins and excellent length. I found a bit more inner-mouth tension and floral lift when I sampled this wine from barrel but today the wine's mineral core is hidden by a layer of baby fat.
Bright garnet. Lively, racy with great sweetness and raciness. Lots of tannin. Undertow. Great energy. (JR)