2023 Domaine Jessiaume Santenay Blanc 1er Cru "Gravieres"
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Decanter
Review Date: 01/2025Lovely depth of flavour, offering pronounced aromas of lemon peel and Granny Smith apples – more taut and chiselled than the Beauregard. The structure is admirably racy for the vintage, with plenty of freshness to counterbalance the rich extract. The grapes are from a section of Jessiaume's Gravières on white marl; there are 1.2ha in production today, with another half-hectare planted but declassified for now. The wine is ageing at present in cask, one-third new.(CC)
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Professional Reviews
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Tim Atkin
Review Date: 01/2025
Coming from the top of the slope in Gravières, this has a bit less volume than Beauregard, but it's amped up in high-toned, mineral nuances. Grapefruit pulp and pith play with water crackers and beeswax. Unusually, the family owners decided to plant a lot of Chardonnay in this AOC known for Pinot Noir... but it is very good, indeed!
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Jasper Morris
Review Date: 01/2025
Made from some older vines and some young, 40 and 8 years old respectively. Clean pale lemon. Stones and ripe lemon skins on the nose. On the palate a little bit of honeysuckle emerges, just enough to be interesting, though evidence that it was important not to hold off any further. A very classy long finish. Drink from 2027-2031. Tasted Oct 2024.
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Vinous
Review Date: 01/2025
The 2023 Santenay Les Gravières 1er Cru Blanc comes from 1.7 hectares of vine planted at the top of the vineyard. This has a more classical nose than the Beauregard, with peach skin, citrus fruit and apple peeling notes. The palate is well balanced and a little waxy, with a lightly spiced entry and satisfying extract on the finish. Give this a year in bottle.(NM)
Product Details
Origin: Burgundy, France
Type/Varietal: Chardonnay
SKU: #1887253