Wine Advocate: 92 Points
More delicate and ethereal than the 2018, Lamy's 2017 Santenay 1er Cru Clos des Gravières (Rouge) is also performing well, bursting with scents of rose petals, red berries and warm spices. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and lively, it's framed by succulent acids and powdery tannins. I'm inclined to give the edge to the richer, more dramatic 2018 in terms of overall potential, but this 2017 is immensely seductive today.
Burghound: 92 Points
This too is aromatically airy and admirably pure with a red berry liqueur-like array that includes plenty of earth and violet nuances. The juicy, intense and nicely detailed medium-bodied flavors also offer excellent complexity and sneaky good length on the youthfully austere and quite firmly structured finale. This is very good but note well that it will not make for especially interesting early drinking as the supporting tannins are prominent at present.
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