Vinous: 92-94 Points
The 2022 Santenay Blanc Le Beaurepaire 1er Cru which comes from heavier clayey soils has an expressive bouquet with grapefruit citrus peel beeswax and light sea spray scents that blossom in the glass. The palate is well-balanced with good depth originating from the clay soil. Spicier in style than the Auxey-Duresses with a dab of lemongrass towards the bitter lemon-tinged finish. (Drink between 2024-2034)
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Wine Advocate: 92-94 Points
The 2022 Santenay 1er Cru Le Beaurepaire is gourmand and enveloping bursting with aromas of peach white flowers buttery pastry toasted almonds and freshly baked bread. Medium to full-bodied ample and satiny with a fleshy core of fruit lively acids and a saline finish it's the more demonstrative of Vincent's two Santenay premiers crus. 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
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