The 2017 Faiveley Gevrey Chambertin Lavaux St. Jacques is a Pinot Noir from the Burgundy region of France, specifically from the Cote de Nuits sub-region and the Gevrey Chambertin appellation. Produced by Domaine Faiveley, this wine is sealed with a traditional cork and has an alcohol content of 13.0%.
James Suckling, writing for jamessuckling.com on February 12, 2019, awarded this wine an excellent score of 95. He praised it for its "very fragrant" character, noting "effusive, floral notes and some sour cherry." Suckling described the wine as "very graceful and filigree," with tannins that "show at the end as if suddenly emerging from the depths." He concluded that the finish is "super elegant" and suggested that the wine will be better from 2021 onwards.
Burghound also reviewed this wine favorably, giving it a score ranging from 90 to 93 in a review dated January 10, 2019. The reviewer highlighted the "beautifully layered and fresh nose" with "notes of essence of plum, rose petal, anise and hints of wood toast, forest floor and the sauvage." The wine was noted for its "lovely mouthfeel" and "tautly muscular larger-scaled flavors" that possess "excellent delineation and plenty of minerality." The finish was described as "firm, serious and sneaky long," and the review emphasized the wine's complexity and potential for effortless aging.
Decanter provided another excellent review on November 8, 2018, also scoring the wine 95. The review emphasized the influence of "cool breezes from the Hautes Côtes" in 2017, which contributed to the wine's freshness. This old-vine cuvée, aged in 40% new wood, was praised for being "wonderfully fresh and precise," with "chalky minerality and a lingering finish."
Overall, the 2017 Faiveley Gevrey Chambertin Lavaux St. Jacques is a highly regarded Pinot Noir characterized by its fragrant bouquet, elegant structure, and complex flavors. It is recommended for aging and is expected to improve with time.