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WES - Meet the Winemaker Jean -Michel Jacob from Domaine Lucien Jacob
LSE Holborn
Tasted April 24, 2014 by hadwin with 481 views
Introduction
We have been buying wine from the Jacob family in the village of Echevronne just north of Beaune for over twenty years. We think they produce classic red and white Burgundy at affordable prices. Jean-Michel Jacob and his wife Christine will be in the UK for a few days over Easter. We have managed to persuade them to take a few hours out of their busy schedule to show us selection of their wines.
Flight 1 (12 notes)
White
2013 Domaine Lucien Jacob Bourgogne-Aligoté
87 points
Clear and bright. Very pale. Crisp, sharp nose of citrus notes with a touch of stone fruit. Crisp, fresh almost apples on the start. Good fruit and acidity. Long and very dry.
Red
2011 Domaine Lucien Jacob Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Rouge
88 points
Clear and bright. Very pale, low intensity. Thin edge. Quite dark fruit notes on the nose of black cherry with a touch of cassis. Cedar and some warm spice too. Firm, balanced, smooth. Good structure, ripe, berry fruit with good length. Medium intense.
Red
2011 Domaine Lucien Jacob Savigny-lès-Beaune
89 points
Garnet. Medium intense. Thinning edge. Good perfume and quite vibrant with some secondary notes developing. Powerful rich sweet cherry fruit with some raspberry notes.
Red
2011 Domaine Lucien Jacob Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Peuillets
90 points
Paler than the Savigny. Clear and bright. Low intensity with minor edge change. More animal character with some musk. Silky smooth, slow greeting but bold with raspberry notes dominant. Quite firm but ripe tannins.
Red
2011 Domaine Lucien Jacob Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses
90 points
Deep garnet. Medium intense. Clear and bright. Soft feminine perfumed with wild strawberry fruit on the nose. Silky smooth, rich, intense fruits, well integrated with very soft tannins and good length.
Red
2011 Domaine Lucien Jacob Beaune 1er Cru Cent-Vignes
88 points
Clear and bright. Low intensity. Very rusty nose with a hint of mint. Simple. Very fruity good length. All cherry.
Red
2011 Domaine Lucien Jacob Gevrey-Chambertin
89 points
Medium to low intensity. Clear and bright. Violets and cassis on the nose. Rich, bold, soft tannins, quite robust, dark fruit. Still young.
Red
2011 Domaine Lucien Jacob Chambolle-Musigny
87 points
Medium intense. Clear and bright. Some thinning. Powerful nose with an acidic edge. Rich, bold, slightly metallic.
Red
2008 Domaine Lucien Jacob Savigny-lès-Beaune
88 points
Medium intense. Distinctive colour change. Orange rim. Soft with a bloody nose and a hunk of musk. Really smooth, good structure, still firm tannins and good acidity. pErhaps a little baked. Some leatheriness.
Red
2008 Domaine Lucien Jacob Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Peuillets
89 points
Beautiful colour. Orange rim. Med intense. Polished leather and stewed fruits on the nose. Soft, subtle, leathery with good concentration and length.
Red
2008 Domaine Lucien Jacob Gevrey-Chambertin
91 points
Medium intense, hint of orange on the rim. Violets and dark fruit on the nose. Starting to get some mushroom notes. Soft, subtle, good intensity. Long. Just turning from fruit to more savoury notes.
Red
2006 Domaine Lucien Jacob Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Peuillets
92 points
Medium intense. Very dark. Quite a lifted sweet nose with some mint. Ceps. Balanced, lush, complex and savoury. Great length.