2024 Gevrey-Chambertin, Clos St-Jacques, Louis Jadot (1.5L)

Cask sample. Light smudgy crimson. Sweet, dark-red fruit and a hint of oak sweetness/spice. Oak and spice on the palate but that does not overwhelm the pure, fragrant fruit. Delicious and already harmonious. Pure, bright and long in a lighter style. ~ (17) Julia Harding, JancisRobinson.com 10-29-2025

The 2024 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint-Jacques (Domaine Louis Jadot) is also an especially strong performer in the range this year. Offering up aromas of dark red berries, orange zest, peonies and subtle spices, it's medium- to full-bodied, ample and suave, with good depth, completeness and persistence. ~ (94) William Kelley, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 2-26-2026

The 2024 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru is limited to a single foudre this year (equivalent to eight barrels). It demands a little more coaxing than usual from the nose but repays your patience with gorgeous scents of brambly red berries, rosehip, orange pith and crushed stone. It just exudes the essence of Clos Saint-Jacques. The palate is beautifully balanced with fine tannins and a crisp line of acidity. Very harmonious, almost silky in texture, it discreetly fans out towards the finish and has much more persistence than the Estournelles or Lavaux. Despite the poor season, Jadot manages to make a wonderful Clos Saint-Jacques. ~ (96) Neal Martin, Vinous 1-1-2026

A cooler and appealingly airy nose freely reveals its spicier aromas of layered wild dark berries that are slightly less sauvage-inflected. The gorgeously textured medium weight flavors exude an evident minerality on the youthfully austere finale that is at once longer and more complex. Stylistically, this lovely effort is almost as though the Estournelles St. Jacques and the Lavaux St. Jacques were blended together as it has the finesse of the former and the power and structure of the latter. ~ (94) Allen Meadows, Burghound 4-10-2026