The grandest of the non Grand-Crus? A long-standing favourite from Jadot, this did not disappoint with thickly textured fruit perfectly balanced by mineral freshness. Harmonious and attractive with great life ahead of it.

Good bright medium red. Aromas of raspberry, rose petal, minerals and crushed stone convey a very sexy, slightly high-toned liqueur-like quality. Dense, fine-grained and taut, displaying piquant mineral energy and mouthwatering acidity to its flavors of raspberry, cherry and blood orange. Really compelling inner-mouth tension here. This firmly tannic, classic 2014 finishes with lovely rising floral length. I would not be at all surprised if a decade of cellaring brought an even higher score.

Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, Jadot's 2014 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint-Jacques has perhaps the most elegant bouquet of the quintet, perhaps the best translation of terroir with exquisitely defined red cherry and strawberry fruit suffused with minerals. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, very supple, almost nubile in the mouth, leading to a concentrated finish that lingers long and tenderly. It does not quite deliver the sophistication of Bruno Clair's Clos Saint-Jacques, but with sufficient bottle age it should show its pedigree. Tasted September 2017.

Bright medium red. Exciting tangy lift to the aromas of raspberry, rose petal, red licorice, crushed stone and saline minerality, with a peppery accent adding even more verve. Then plush, wonderfully smooth and refined on the palate, showing superb mineral pungency to the raspberry and smoke flavors. This outstanding Clos Saint-Jacques combines great thickness of texture with terrific inner-mouth energy and perfume. The subtle, rising, very long finish shows a total absence of rough edges. Should make a spectacular example of this great premier cru.

Mid cherry red. Red-fruited and mild on the nose, more severe on the palate so that the finish is dry and almost eye-watering. Needs to plump up a bit but will it? (JH)