Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy : Gevrey-Chambertin 1er cru "Lavaux Saint-Jacques" 2022

Characteristics and Tasting Notes of the Lavaux Saint-Jacques 2022 Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy

Tasting

Color

This wine presents itself as a red wine, true to its pinot noir heritage from Gevrey-Chambertin.

Nose

This Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Lavaux Saint-Jacques opens on a nose that is ripe yet pleasantly fresh, combining black currant and plum with notes of undergrowth. A measured use of oak frames these fruit expressions without ever taking over.

Palate

On the palate, the wine shows beautiful volume, density, and power, carried by an evident minerality. The structure is dense and built for aging, closing on a compact, firm finish that points toward a long evolution in the cellar.

Serving and cellaring

The producer recommends decanting this Lavaux Saint-Jacques 2022 before serving, allowing its tight tannic structure to loosen and its bouquet to express itself fully. Built for long-term cellaring, its firm, compact finish suggests a slow, steady evolution over the years.

A Dense, Mineral Premier Cru from Gevrey-Chambertin

The Estate

Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy was founded in the late nineteenth century in Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy, where the Harmand family has cultivated vines for five generations. Today the estate spans about 9 hectares planted exclusively with pinot noir, entirely within the boundaries of Gevrey-Chambertin. The property is currently run by Philippe Harmand, who oversees both viticulture and winemaking. The domaine is known for its traditional approach to farming, avoiding chemical herbicides and fertilizers while favoring plowing and careful, measured intervention in the vineyard.

The Vineyard

The grapes for this cuvée come from the Lavaux Saint-Jacques climat, a renowned premier cru site located within the Combe de Lavaux, above the village of Gevrey-Chambertin. This cool, breezy pocket of the Côte de Nuits gives the vines a natural source of freshness that balances the ripeness typical of the appellation. The vines dedicated to this cuvée are notably old, generally estimated between about 40 and 95 years, and are spread over a small surface of roughly three-quarters of a hectare. This age, combined with the site's naturally stony soils, contributes to the pronounced minerality found in the glass.

The Vintage

The 2022 vintage was marked by a warm growing season that pushed the grapes toward a high level of ripeness. At Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy, careful canopy management helped maintain a protective leaf cover around the bunches, shielding the grapes from direct sun and heat and helping to preserve freshness and acidity despite the season's warmth.

Winemaking and aging

As with all cuvées at the domaine, the grapes for Lavaux Saint-Jacques 2022 were fully destemmed before a cold maceration of up to five days, followed by a fermentation period of fifteen to twenty-one days under controlled temperatures. The wine was then transferred into small oak barrels, where malolactic fermentation took place, before an aging period of about sixteen months on fine lees. This particular cuvée was aged using approximately 50 % new oak barrels, a proportion consistent with the structure required by this terroir. The wine was bottled unfiltered, preserving its texture and depth.

Grape Varieties

This wine is made from 100 % pinot noir.