2014 Frederic Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  6/9/2022 - geoffreychambertin Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Agreed with 3 most recent notes. Has the structure to go another 10+ years. Probably better in 5.

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  2/22/2022 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points

  Lunch at Les Amis (Les Amis, Shaw House, Singapore): A pleasing wine, but rather a performance of two halves - an absolutely gorgeous nose, followed by a pleasant but rather less impressive palate. What a nose this had though, with savoury and sweet scents tumbling out of the glass in a perfumed melange - earth and meat, red cherries and dark berries, bramble and spice notes, with a hint of toasty oak and a drift of dried florals at the side - wonderful stuff. The palate was a shift of gear after that. Less assertive, lighter than one would expect, but still with just enough weight to make an engaging drink. What it did have going for it was a sense of purity that the 2014 vintage can give, with a lovely clarity to its flavours of red cherries and berries playing against a more savoury backdrop of earth, meat and bramble; all this gliding off into a finish touched by a bit of toast, some spice and a shade of dried brambly roses. All in all, an enjoyable drop, even if it was lacking in some authority. A few more years in a bottle may do it a bit of good, but this is not one for the really long-haul.

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  1/29/2022 - SimonG wrote: 91 Points

  Half. First from the case. Dark ruby. A touch of oak on the nose and attack. Dense red fruit, some soy, plushly dense silk. Very promising but could do with a few more years despite being attractive now. ***(*)

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  2/19/2021 - Argrath wrote: 93 Points

  Full and rich nose. Dense and slightly forest-like. Gun-powder, forest floor and minerals. Plum, dark cherry and Gevrey iron minerality. Nice.
  Medium-fullish, with rich dark fruit. Silky tannins. Good intensity. Black plum and red cherry. Rich Gevrey iron minerality, forest floor and gun-powder. Very Gevrey. However, also slightly robust and a bit short finish. But a very good 2014. Drink from 2020 and during 10 years.

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  12/27/2017 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This deep ruby wine serves up an array of black and red cherries, accented with notes of loamy earth, cocoa and black tea. Medium-bodied, freshly acidic, seamlessly alcoholic (13%), judiciously oaked and with plentiful stealth tannins, it is dense in the middle and closes with a tart, medium-to-long finish. This Pinot will require additional cellaring in order to reach its full potential. It may merit a higher score in the future. Drink 2020-2028.

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