Jacques Prieur, Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Size:6x750ml A slightly more elegant if

A slightly more elegant if more restrained nose offers up spiced plum and dark currant scents along with attractive floral hints and in particular lavender and violet

This is aromatically quite similar to the grand vin but not quite as perfumed and complex

saturated dark ruby

chewy tannins and lovely freshness supporting the muscular

It comes in at 14

Jacques Prieur, Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Size:6x750ml A slightly more elegant if(from young Chambertin vines planted in 1995). Once again, the nose is very ripe with its combination of wood, menthol, mocha and liqueur like aromas of plum and black cherry. There is reasonably good verve to the delicious middle weight flavors that terminate in a warm, grippy and slightly drying finish. This awkward effort is tough to read though I am concerned about the balance over the longer term.