Jacques Prieur, Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru

Jacques Prieur, Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru(from young Chambertin vines planted in 1995). Once again, the nose is very ripe with its combination of wood, menthol, mocha and liqueur like aromas of plum and black cherry. There is reasonably good verve to the delicious middle weight flavors that terminate in a warm, grippy and slightly drying finish. This awkward effort is tough to read though I am concerned about the balance over the longer term.

the 2020 De Sales offers up aromas of sweet berries

Tastes as though it hasn’t evolved for while

This is also reserved but slightly riper with much more elegant red pinot fruit suffused with obvious minerality and a certain coolness that leads to rich

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even tannins and lingering florality

Dark cocoa scents plus Morello cherry and blackberries

A very dark

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This is a lovely showing

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dense and powerful broad-shouldered flavors that both coat and stain the palate on the long and youthfully austere finish

This was a massive tasting with the team at Clos du Caillou and we went through each of their cuvees going back more than a decade