2013 - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux Saint-Jacques, Armand Rousseau

The 2013 Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut St. Jacques is quite supple on the palate, yet it also offers lovely energy and verve. The flavors are nicely layered and perfumed throughout, with hints of hard candy, sweet herbs and leather that add nuance on the close.

Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting in Beaune, the 2013 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St Jacques has a musty, earthy nose, a touch of mushroom here and it feels rather loose knit. The palate is medium-bodied with a pinched entry. There is some hardness here, moderate depth and it does not really "flow" although it does improve with aeration in the glass. Perhaps bottle age will mellow this Lavaux Saint-Jacques, yet it pulls up short. Team Rousseau made better wines than this in 2013. Tasted September 2016.

Firm crimson. Fresh mossy nose. With a hint of black pepper. Very juicy fruit on the palate. Really quite open and, at this stage, a bit simple. Polished and very unfinished but clean and pure. Quite long. (JR)