Good deep red. Much less reduced on the nose than Ruchottes, offering captivating, high-pitched perfume of raspberry, rose petal, blood orange and crushed stone. On the palate, the tangy raspberry, red cherry and mineral flavors show a penetrating character and superb lift without any weightiness or hardness. Finishes with very fine-grained tannins and mounting floral perfume. This brisk, cool, aristocratic wine is built for a graceful evolution in bottle.

Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting in Beaune, the 2013 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint-Jacques from Rousseau has an elegant bouquet with pure red cherry, sous-bois and rose petal scents that blossom in the glass. Just gorgeous! The palate is very well balanced with crisp tannin, very well judged acidity with raspberry, redcurrant and plenty of spice towards the beautifully composed, elegant but quite powerful finish. Top class. Tasted September 2016.

They have more than 2 ha. 70% new oak. Very complex and intellectual somehow. Beautiful fruit palate entry and then layers of lusciousness but nothing simple and sweet. Refined and perfectly balanced. Still to put on a bit of flesh but beautifully long. So complete and lifts above the crowd. Builds on the finish. Peacock’s tail. (JR)

Beautiful open perfume. A white-wine purity and stoniness to the palate. This is very distinguished. (AH)