Wine Reviews

Perfumed and packed with fruit and spice aromas and flavors, this red exudes finesse and class. Cherry, strawberry, rose, licorice and mineral, along with a flash of bergamot, are shaded with oak spice. This continues to expand on the palate to the seemingly endless finish.

Aromas of sweet cherries, raspberries, beetroot and spices introduce the 2024 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru (Domaine Gagey), a medium- to full-bodied, fleshy and layered wine with good depth and sweetness of fruit, ripe tannins and a persistent finish.

Pure and elegant, the 2021 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru (Domaine Gagey) opens in the glass with aromas of sweet red berries, cherries, rose petals, spices and raw cocoa. Full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with lively acids, powdery tannins and a long, saline finish, it has turned out beautifully.

The 2024 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru bursts out of the blocks with wild strawberry and raspberry fruit, touches of orange blossom and crushed stone. Admirable purity and vigour. The palate is medium-bodied with quite a sharp entry, conspicuous acidity with just some wood tannins that still need to be integrated. Very peppery on the finish, it just needs more precision on the finish to match the quality of the aromatics.

The 2021 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru has a pastille-like purity on the nose with sensual red cherries, redcurrant and cranberry aromas all deftly entwined with the new oak. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannins. It’s structured and bold, though it lacks the finesse that is implied by the bouquet. Solid, but a bit unwieldy at the moment.