Arnaud Mortet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St-Jacques 2022

Arnaud Mortet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St-Jacques is the signature cuvée of the Mortet family, here from two small parcels of vines over 70 years old.

Lavaux St-Jacques lies on the northern side of Gevrey-Chambertin at the mouth of the Combe de Lavaux, immediately next to Clos St-Jacques but without the shelter of that vineyard's high walls, so the cool air draining out of the valley passes straight over the vines. It is always the last site Arnaud Mortet picks. The soils are rocky and shallow, under 50 cm in places, and scattered with the flinty stones known locally as Gevrey silex, evidence of alluvial wash from the combe. Arnaud, who took over the domaine his father Denis built, destems all the fruit for this cuvée, roughly 30% of it by hand with the central stem removed by scissors so the berries stay whole, and raises the wine in about 30% new oak. Denis Mortet once described the archetype as solid at first, then increasingly slender and elegant.

Approachable after five years and built to run for two decades. Serve at 16-18°C with roast duck, mushroom risotto or a rib of beef.

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