For reports and full tasting notes, go toTim Atkin MW's website.

Aromas of dark berry fruit, cheeries, woodsmoke, and forest floor introduce the 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaut Saint-Jacques, a medium to full-bodied, elegant and enveloping wine that's fine-boned, lively and delicately extracted, exemplifying the Duroché style.

The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut Saint-Jacques 1er Cru has a very well-defined bouquet, mineral-driven, very transparent with hints of rose petal emerging with time. The palate is well-balanced with pastille-like purity. Fine weight, though I find more complexity on the 2016 and 2017. Yet there is more rondeur here, befitting the growing season, with its trademark touch of white pepper on the finish. Tasted at Domaine Duroché.

Bright, primary, ripe bramble fruit, with a hint of earthy, meatiness. Quite fine tannins, with a fair depth and good length, though I fear brett will emerge here over time, and dominate the palate. Drink while there’s fruit! (TJ)