Saturated red-ruby. Pungent oak spices, black cherry, minerals and Gevrey earth on the nose. Dense, sweet and supple, with enough richness and texture to support the barrel treatment. Sappy and pure. Lovely spicy, extremely persistent fruit on the aftertaste. 90-93 points, International Wine Cellar (4/2001).

The dark ruby-coloured 1999 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St.-Jacques has exuberant, sweet, blackberry fruit aromas. This medium to full-bodied wine has amplitude to its mouth-coating , black cherry, oak, and cassis liqueur flavors. It is velvety-textured, lively, and boisterous. Drink it over the next 10-11 years. 90-92 points, The Wine Advocate (8/2001).

Bright ruby. Pale rim. Already headily scented. Sweet and jewelly on the nose. Edge of candy and the merest hint of beetroot, but great density underneath. Very firm with lots of fresh acidity and quite firm tannin. Not ready yet but pretty magnificent and very confident. Still quite dry and embryonic on the finish though magnificently persistent and peacock's tail-like in its opening up on the end. It's all on the finish! Firm, confident and youthful. I would expect this to blossom into an even more impressive wine. All the substance is there. And it opened out quite impressively over time. 17.5+/20 points, jancisrobinson.com (7/2010).