Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays 2019

Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays 2019

Jacques has gone with 80% whole bunch and 60% new wood, whereas Thierry Brouin preferred 50% new wood but all of it from François Frères. Jacques has varied his barrel coopers a little more and paid extra attention to the chauffe. We tasted almost all the cuvées and there were radical differences depending on location and vine age. What matters though will be the final blend, of which Jacques prepared me what should be an accurate version. A fine deep and even crimson color. Complex bouquet as you might expect after tasting all the components. There is a serene weight to this, with waves of detail. A richer fruit perhaps than before and though the whole bunch percentage is 80% it is much more submerged in the fruit. Starting to get some aromatic top notes, very persistent. Neither acid nor tannins standing out, more the fruit but with a sense of a refined structure too. Very beautiful complex, perfumed finish. I am not going to say that Jacques has gone straightaway back to the great vintage of the ‘20s and ‘30s but there is very considerable promise here. 93-97 Points - Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

An extremely subtle application of wood sets off the intensely floral-scented nose of herbal tea, poached plum, spice elements and a hint of newly turned earth. There is excellent volume to the caressing yet punchy medium weight plus flavors that exude both a lovely minerality and focused power on the delineated and beautifully persistent finish. 2019 is a fine vintage for Clos des Lambrays and one that should repay extended keeping. 95 Points - Allen Meadows, BURGHOUND

Since 2019, they have vinified and aged their 12 plots separately, rather than co-fermenting. Herbal, tomato-stalk aromas with dark fruit that has plenty of heft and grand-cru ripeness. There's a definite step up from the Morey-St-Denis, and it speaks of the 2019 heat too. Such lovely crunchiness. Clearly needs time, this is very primary and youthful. 18/20 points (RH) - Jancis Robinson

The 2019 Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru is very promising indeed, mingling scents of blood orange, wild berries and plums with notions of exotic spices, wilted rose petals, row cocoa and loamy soil. Full-bodied, velvety and layered, it's deep and multidimensional, with a concentrated, elegantly fleshy core, lively acids, largely concealed tannins and a precise, perfumed finish. (94-96) Points - William Kelley, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate