Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
A.Rousseau
Label Name:
 
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Clos St Jacques
Vintage:
 
2017
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Burgundy — Gevrey-Chambertin (Côte de Nuits)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
Pinot Noir
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
3
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Selected critics: Vinous (Neal Martin) ~95 pts — highly perfumed, silky (Neal Martin). ; Wine Advocate (William Kelley) 91–94 pts, noted 80% new oak and medium–full body. ; Tim Atkin MW 96 pts (Decanter). ; James Suckling 93 pts. ; Burghound/Allen Meadows ~94 pts

Tasting Note
Perfumed red and black fruit: raspberry, wild strawberry, redcurrant with rose petal, crushed stone and forest-floor notes. Medium–full body, silky texture, finely chiseled tannins, cedary/vanillin oak and a long, spiced, savory finish.

Food Pairing
Western: roast duck, duck confit, beef bourguignon, game birds, mushroom risotto. Asian: Peking duck, char siu (Cantonese BBQ pork), Korean BBQ (bulgogi), soy-braised short ribs, mushroom/daikon hot pot.

Production Method
Hand-harvested Pinot Noir; traditional Burgundian vinification with open-top or oak fermenters, partial whole-cluster use, élevage 15–18 months in ~70–80% new French oak.

Vineyard Info
Domaine Armand Rousseau — family domaine founded early 20th century; owns ~2.2 ha of Clos Saint-Jacques (one of the top premier-cru plots in Gevrey). Internationally renowned Burgundian producer.