2023 Domaine Fourrier, Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru, Clos Saint-Jacques Vieille Vigne

For reports and full tasting notes, go toTim Atkin MW's website.

Sensual and perfumed, the 2023 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint-Jacques is a beauty, bursting with notes of sweet wild berries mingled with orange zest, rose petals, peonies, cinnamon and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and supple, it's satiny and layered, with a deep core of fruit and a long, saline finish.

The 2023 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru has an open-knit bouquet with brambly red fruit, certainly without the intensity of the 2022. It's stubborn compared to the other Premier Crus. The palate is medium-bodied and very refined. It is quite understated for a Clos Saint-Jacques, with beautifully balanced filigree tannins and a silky finish that lingers long in the mouth. This is a tender CSJ.