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2020 Gevrey-Chambertin, Lavaux-St-Jacques, 1er Cru, Domaine Tawse, Burgundy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Pinot Noir
Not ready
Allen Meadows
91-93/100
Jasper Morris MW
93-96/100
Product: 20201550317
2020 Gevrey-Chambertin, Lavaux-St-Jacques, 1er Cru, Domaine Tawse, Burgundy

Description

The vineyard sits on the northern slope on the entrance to the Combe de Lavaux. Most vines are planted from bottom to top. Lower down is colder, the top gets the afternoon sun. There’s a lot of limestone, contributing to the wines’ more sculpted style. The fruit is beautifully healthy this year, and less aromatically heady than 2019. Drink 2026-2038. 
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Alcohol % 13
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine Tawse

Critics reviews

Allen Meadows 91-93/100
Noticeable wood influence is present on the lightly mentholated nose of plum liqueur, kirsch and whiffs of the sauvage and forest floor. There is more volume and apparent power to the bigger-bodied flavors that enjoy fine mid-palate density on the austere, mineral-driven and impressively persistent finale. This firm effort will need the better part of 12 to 15 years to reach its apogee. Worth a look. 2032+allen_meadows, burghound_com.com (Jan 2022)
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (Jan 2022)
Jasper Morris MW 93-96/100
Destemmed, two new barrels in four. A slightly deeper purple compared to Champeaux. One part predates the first war, the other between the wars. Old style high-quality pinot tordu plants which need to be worked by hand. Very rich purple, a little torrefaction. This has very impressive weight and needs much longer elevage. Some cherry fruit shows an engaging freshness. Good acidity, the tannins are well integrated. Much more to come!Jasper Morris MW, insideburgundy_com (January 2022)
Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy.com (Jan 2022)

About this wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.
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Domaine Tawse

Our relationship with Domaine Tawse goes back to the days of Domaine Maume, which was purchased in 2012 by Canadian Moray Tawse. The domaine is today run by Englishman Mark Fincham. A thoughtful and articulate winemaker, Mark can be relied upon for an original take on the vintage, and on the state of vinous play in Burgundy generally. Mark farms the estate biodynamically.
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