Wine Advocate: 93-95 Points
The 2022 Santenay 1er Cru Gravières Rouge is a prodigious wine in the making and Vincent has decided to prolong its élevage in barrel to give it the time it needs to realize all its potential. Unwinding in the glass with complex aromas of wild plums peonies orange zest spices and rose petals it's medium to full-bodied deep and structured with a concentrated core of fruit built around lively acids and sweet but abundant tannins that assert themselves on the youthfully firm finish. This 2022 is on a similar level to its 2020 counterpart but will likely require more patience. In the August 2021 Week 2 Issue of The Wine Advocate I devoted a feature to the wines and work of Jean-Marc Vincent so I direct readers to that piece rather than attempt to reprise all its minutiae here. High-density plantings of massal selections high canopies that are either hedged late or interwoven by hand soils cultivated using small caterpillar-tracked engines instead of tractors long macerations with significant percentages of whole bunches and long élevage on the lees?these are just some of the pieces of the puzzle. If Jean-Marc's 2020s set a new benchmark for contemporary Santenay his 2022s come close to rivaling them: complex textural whites of substance and structure and serious sapid reds that will reward patience. Published: Jan 18 2024
Vinous: 92-94 Points
The 2022 Santenay Les Gravières 1er Cru offers a red and black fruit cracked black pepper and a touch of wilted iris flower. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit white pepper and bay leaf. It has quite a firm grip and is very structured toward the finish. Like the Passetemps this will benefit from a few years in bottle. I like the linearity here; there?s perhaps just a bit more precision than the other cuvées. This is very promising. (Drink between 2027-2042)
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