Domaine Jayer-Gilles

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Domaine Jayer-Gilles 2006 Echézeaux du Dessus Pinot Noir (Echézeaux)

Cellar Selection

Price $300

Here is an ageworthy wine, a proper grand cru. The spice from the wood is the dominant factor to begin with, and this needs more time to integrate. But already, the fruit is impressively ripe and jammy, a fruit salad of black and red berry fruits. The tannins are dark, brooding away in the background. Keep this wine at least five years, probably 10. — R.V. (12/31/2008)

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Domaine Jayer-Gilles 2007 Echézeaux du Dessous Pinot Noir (Echézeaux)

Price $259

Jayer-Gilles has vines on the lower slopes of the Echézeaux vineyard, hence the subtitle of the wine, “du Dessous.” The wine has finesse, but with structure, and is impressively powered with tannins (although with a nagging green bean character as it opens up), spice, a definite amount of toast as well as freshly acid red fruits. — R.V. (7/1/2010)

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Domaine Jayer-Gilles 2006 Les Hauts Poirets Pinot Noir (Nuits-St.-Georges)

Price $149

This shows the proper attention to structure that is the inheritance of any Nuits-Saint-Georges. But around that structure, Gilles Jayer builds a velvet curtain of ripe black fruits, touched with spice and leavened with acidity. It’s a wine that is delicious now, but certainly should be aged. — R.V. (12/31/2008)

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Domaine Jayer-Gilles 2006 Chardonnay (Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune)

Price $52

Textured wine, the crisp white fruits are tight against acidity and spice. It fills the mouth, broadening into a wine that becomes creamy, with wood and green plum skins giving structure. This is another example of how a lesser appellation can shine at the hands of a master vigneron. — R.V. (5/1/2009)

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Domaine Jayer-Gilles 2007 Les Damodes Premier Cru Pinot Noir (Nuits-St.-Georges)

Price $153

A strongly tannic wine, founded on red plum skin and cranberry fruits, with a solid, chunky character. It needs to soften, but it will always be a wine on the dry, tannic side. — R.V. (7/1/2010)

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Domaine Jayer-Gilles 2006 Chardonnay (Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits)

Price $52

An intriguingly perfumed wine that brings out highly spicy wood as well as ripe yellow fruits. This is light and ready to drink, and already enjoyable for its ripeness combined with a fresh, toasty finish. — R.V. (5/1/2009)

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Domaine Jayer-Gilles 2006 Pinot Noir (Côte de Nuits-Villages)

Editors' Choice

Price $79

A rounded, mouthfilling wine. At the beginning, it seems very soft, but then it is possible to discern rich tannins through the concentrated red fruits and black plums. The acidity is there all the time, a fine counterpoint to the seductive, rich fruits and dry tannins. — R.V. (12/31/2008)

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Domaine Jayer-Gilles 2006 Pinot Noir (Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune)

Price $52

There is great purity of fruit here. The wine that shows the freshest of strawberries, and is given a jelly flavor by their sweetness. The tannins are a core of dryness and blend satisfyingly with the acidity and fruits. For such a humble appellation, this is an impressive wine. — R.V. (12/31/2008)

Most Reviewed Designations

Echézeaux du Dessous Echézeaux du Dessus Les Damodes Premier Cru Les Hauts Poirets

Most Reviewed Varietals

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