2018 Henri Magnien, Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru, Lavaut Saint-Jacques

Aromas of raspberries, cherries and peonies preface the 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St Jacques, a medium to full-bodied wine with good depth and concentration, its perfumed core of fruit framed by powdery tannins. Rather than emphasizing the more brooding side of this climat, it's a Lavaux St Jacques that—like all of Magnien's wines—emphasizes suppleness and purity of fruit.

The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux Saint-Jacques 1er Cru offers attractive fruit on the nose with raspberry, wild strawberry and pressed flower scents. It needs a little more delineation but it is quite seductive. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, gentle grip, rather strict and almost Morey-like in style. Dried herbs and black pepper furnish the finish. Quite a gutsy Gevrey that should age well in bottle. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 red tasting.