2018 Gevrey-Chambertin, Lavaux St Jacques, 1er Cru, Arnaud Mortet, Burgundy
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Pinot Noir
- Neal Martin
- 90-92/100
- Allen Meadows
- 91-93/100
- William Kelley
- 92-94/100
- Jasper Morris MW
- 93-97/100
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Description
Arnaud’s parcels here, ideally located next to the Denis Mortet vines, are on average 70 years old and total 0.3 hectares. Made with around two-thirds whole-bunch, the nose is hedonistic, with an explosive perfume of flowers and crushed strawberries. The palate is rich and dense, with creamy fruit and a firm limestone backbone.
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Critics reviews
Using 70% whole bunch to compare with the domaine example, the 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux Saint-Jacques 1er Cru is defined by those stems on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied and comes across more peppery than the domaine version, quite defined but maybe without the sensuality of the domaine.
Drink 2023 - 2038
Subtle but not invisible wood frames the much more floral-suffused and fresher aromas of red currant, dark cherry, earth and a whiff of forest floor. The super-sleek, intense and more obviously mineral-driven flavors offer notably more depth on the linear, focused, long and again youthfully austere finish. This is excellent.
Drink 2030
To distinguish his 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux Saint-Jacques from its Domaine Denis Mortet counterpart, Arnaud Mortet opted to have his team cut out the central rachis, retaining intact berries and their pedicels, for over two-thirds of the crop. The result is a more perfumed, exotic cuvée, evocative of pennies, orange rind, cinnamon and rose petals as well as sweet wild berries and plums. Medium to full-bodied, charming and open, it's more supple and expressive than its stablemate.
This is the only vineyard which is made under both the Arnaud and Denis Mortet labels. Partly to differentiate but also to experiment, Arnaud gives the version bearing his name 50% plus whole bunch vinification, along with 60% new wood. Of the two, it is fractionally lighter purple especially at the rim. This has a breathtakingly ethereal bouquet. Future roses, current lively red fruit too, light white pepper finish, with exceptional length. So light in its feet, yet with a marvellous intensity.