Aromas of cassis, plums, vanilla pod and orange rind preface the 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux Saint-Jacques (Domaine Louis Jadot), a medium to full-bodied, lively and concentrated wine that combines admirable depth of fruit with vibrant acidity and powdery tannin. This will be long-lived.

The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux Saint-Jacques (Domaine Louis Jadot) opens in the glass with aromas of cherries, cassis and plums, complemented by hints of smoke and toasty new oak. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and charming, it's bright and elegant, with fine tannins and a long, mineral finish.

The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux Saint-Jacques (Domaine Louis Jadot) is very promising, unfolding to reveal scents of sweet red berries, cassis, dark chocolate, smoked meats and espresso roast. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with refined tannins and plenty of carnal nuances to complement its ripe core of fruit.

The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux Saint-Jacques (Domaine Louis Jadot) was also showing well, unfurling in the glass with a complex nose of sweet wild berries, candied peel, rich loamy soil, grilled meats and wood smoke. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, velvety and layered, with good depth and concentration at the core, ripe tannins and good length on the finish.

The 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux Saint-Jacques has the most outgoing and maybe most exotic aromatic profiles among Jadot's Gevrey premier crus, with kirsch and fig infusing the red and blackberry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, very focused and tensile even if it does not quite possess the complexity and ambition of the Cazetiers. Very fine.