The 2021 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers opens in the glass with notes of sweet red fruits, orange zest, loamy soil and smoke. Medium to full-bodied, supple and fine-boned, it's lively and seamless, concluding with a mouthwatering finish.

Aromas of rich berry fruit, plums and cherries mingling with warm spices, licorice, black truffle and loamy soil in an inviting bouquet introduce the 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers, a medium to full-bodied, ample and gourmand wine that's sensual and enveloping, with lively acids, melting tannins and a long, perfumed finish.

Wafting from the glass with scents of sweet berry fruit, smoked meats, rich soil tones, peonies and mandarin orange, Rousseau's 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers is medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping, with fine depth at the core, lively acids and velvety structuring tannins. This is shaping up nicely.

The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers is showing very well, and Cyrielle Rousseau told me that while the domaine has had to replant part of their holdings in this climat, they have not yet included any young-vine fruit in this cuvée. Revealing scents of raspberries, wild berries, orange rind and rich soil tones, framed by a touch of cedary new oak, the wine is medium to full-bodied, pure and concentrated, with a lavish core of fruit, ripe tannins and a long and lively finish.

One of the highlights of this year's portfolio chez Rousseau, the 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers wafts from the glass with a lovely bouquet of red cherries, berries and grilled meat that's complemented by top notes of peony, blood orange and cedary oak. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered with a deep core, beautifully refined tannins and a long, precise finish. Based on this barrel sample, this Cazetiers will surpass the domaine's Lavaux Saint-Jacques and several of its grands crus in depth, completeness and delineation.