Professional Reviews
Burghound
BH
93
"This backward effort requires extensive swirling to reveal its restrained and spicy nose that mixes both red and dark currant freshly turned earth and whisper of wood toast. There is exceptionally good richness and volume to the concentrated medium-bodied flavors that brim with dry extract that imparts a velvety mouthfeel as well as buffers the notably firm tannic spine shaping the muscular and youthfully austere finale. This intensely mineral-driven effort is clearly going to require time to soften the firm supporting tannins but also develop better depth. Lovely and"
Antonio Galloni
AG
93
"The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru clearly has the finest bouquet of seven wines that I tasted from the appellation by Jadot. It is very precise and focused showing superb edginess and impressive terroir expression. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin. This is quite linear in style the fruit just a little muted toward the finish but the"
Robert Parker
RP
94
"The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint-Jacques (Domaine Louis Jadot) unfurls in the glass with an incipiently complex bouquet of sweet red berries coffee roast raw cocoa candied peel and cedary new wood. On the palate the wine is medium to full-bodied ample and layered with an abundance of satiny structuring tannin juicy acids and a long pure finish. As usual this will require some bottle age but it's one of the high points of the collection."
Wine Enthusiast
WE
95
"Cellar Selection - With its dense tannins and concentration, this wine is impressive both for aging and for its power. With bold structure the wine sustains the black fruits with verve."
