2019 Frederic Magnien Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru ‘Lavaut Saint-Jacques’

BH91-93♥ There is a whiff of herbal tea to the cooler and more restrained aromas of red and dark currant, newly turned earth and game hints. There is excellent energy and focused power to the muscular medium-bodied flavors that are even more mineral-driven before culminating in a youthfully austere, serious and very much built-to-age finale. This is very good and a class Lavaut.
North of the village, ‘Lavaut Saint-Jacques’ (also spelled as Lavaux) faces southeast at the mouth of the Gevrey “combe” or valley. Burgundy’s “mother rock” of limestone is just inches from the surface. Fermented on indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled tanks. Aged in older barrels and clay jars. Unfined and unfiltered.