2019 Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut Saint-Jacques 1er Cru

The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaut Saint-Jacques 1er Cru, one cuvée from Drouhin-Laroze that was 100% destemmed, was showing a bit of reduction on the nose that made it difficult to read. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannins, the oak more integrated here, and a dash of black pepper toward the finish. Racking will enmesh the new oak further, although this is still just a tad sweet on the finish. Because of that reduction, I decided to retaste this in bottle rather than giving a score now.