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Sylvie Esmonin, Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques 2006
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Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Good medium red, a bit less saturated than the old-vines village wine. Very ripe, multifaceted nose offers dark raspberry, dried flowers and pungent pepper and mineral notes; an essence of Burgundy. Then vibrant and penetrating in the mouth, and a step up in class from the village wines. The bitter cherry fruit is framed and intensified by peppery, spicy lift. Mounting ripe tannins coat the molars. This really stains the palate and sides of the tongue and yet it shows a much lighter touch-and much more finishing perfume-than Esmonin's village wines. A superb showing today, with more to come.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Bright, dark red. Captivating, soil-driven aromas of raspberry, smoked meat, roast coffee and fresh blood. Lush and broad yet penetrating, with excellent lift to the complex flavors of smoked meat, pepper, herbs, brown spices and chocolate. Finishes with terrific finesse and aromatic persistence. This really saturates the palate. Sylvie Esmonin won't bottle this one until the spring. Vinified with 80% whole clusters.
About the Producer
Sylvie Esmonin runs a 7.66 ha domaine in Gevrey-Chambertin. When she arrived at the domaine 1985 the wine was still sold in bulk. She changed that. The wine was bottled at the domaine under the Domaine Michel Esmonin et Fille label. In 1998 it was changed to Domaine Sylvie Esmonin. The domaine is not particularly old, but the family is. The family goes back to the time of the Dukes of Burgundy. The family was here long before Burgundy became French. We are a family of small winegrowers. Thanks to marriages the domaine has become what it is today. The main part of the domaine’s vineyards are located in and around Gevrey-Chambertin. In addition to that there is a small part of Volnay Santenots, as well as some Bourgogne blanc in Meursault.
