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The Laveaux St. Jacques 2012 is a further notch up in quality. The nose is very expressive with layers of energetic red fruit - notes of strawberries, pomegranate and raspberries - spiced with allspice and pepper. The palate offer a lovely core of ripe and pure coulis fruit - adding another …
[Read more...] about Philippe Pacalet, Gevrey Chambertin Laveaux St. Jacques 2012
The Laveaux St. Jacques from Dugat-Py is starting to show some matured complexity. In the bouquet sweet red fruits - strawberries and raspberries - with notes of sous Bois, orange peel and tar. Powerful and muscular on the palate with a quite strong tannic grip in the finish ... but not that far …
[Read more...] about Dugat-Py, Gevrey-Chambertin Laveaux Saint Jacques 2002
The Laveaux St. Jacques from Dupont-Tisserandot is a true charmeur. In the bouquet delicate jelly fruit aromas, with raspberries and sweeter notes of strawberries, rose petals and cherries. On the palate more openly knit and forward than the Cazetiers, with a beautiful almost sexy mid-palate …
[Read more...] about Domaine Dupont-Tisserandot, Gevrey Laveaux St. Jacques 2011
The Laveaux-Saint-Jacques 2011 from Rousseau is quite a big step up from the village Gevrey. In the bouquet lovely red fruit notes, with jellied elements of forrest strawberries, raspberries and cherries. Very charming nose with the beautiful sweet fruits and the crisp minerality. On the palate …
[Read more...] about Domaine Armand Rousseau, Laveaux Saint Jacques 2011
