2016 Gevrey Chambertin Estournelles St Jacques
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Cask sample. Mid cherry red. A little darker fruited and more evident sign of oak than on the Poissenots. Then juicy and delicate on the palate – much more elegant than I expected from the nose. Delicate but with extreme persistence. (JH)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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Healthy medium red. The most complex of these premier crus, offering scents and flavors of raspberry, black cherry, licorice and minerals. Silky and fine-grained, conveying a hint of torrefaction (these vines face almost directly south) but also an impression of sappy acidity and inner-mouth mineral tension. This very stylish wine finishes with firm-edged tannins that will require several years of cellaring.
The 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Estournelles has a broody, quite tertiary bouquet that will need a couple of years to fully subsume the oak. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, well-judged acidity, well balanced but just missing a little terroir expression and personality toward the finish.