THE PRODUCER
Although the estate has small holdings in other parts of the Cote d’Or, the
heart of the domaine is over four hectares in Gevrey-Chambertin and 1.7ha of the
all-but-in-name Grand Cru of Clos-Saint-Jacques. Indeed, the house abuts her
portion of that vineyard.

Sylvie worked as a consulting oenologist as far afield as New Zealand before
returning in 1990 to work with her father at Domaine Michel Esmonin et Fille,
not so gradually taking over the winemaking role. She started producing and
bottling the domain’s production, previously mostly sold in bulk. Now considered
one of the first ladies of Burgundy – and there is a load of talent in that pool
– Sylvie Esmonin’s wines rate with some of the finest from the appellation.

Wines expressing the structure of Gevrey-Chambertin with bright fruit purity,
silky texture and great elegance. The Clos-Saint-Jacques is the pinnacle of her
winemaking.

THE WINE
Esmonin owns 1.6 hectares of 45- to 55-year-old vines in the Clos Saint-Jacques
vineyard. Ferments takes place with around 70% whole clusters and is followed by
ageing in 90% new French oak barrels from 18-24 months. Although always with the
characteristic structure of the Gevrey village, Esmonin’s wines have enormous
fruit purity with silky texture and great elegance.

INFORMATION

Type:Red
Vintage:2015Country:FranceRegion:Burgundy - Cote de Nuits
Sub region:Gevrey Chambertin
Grape:100% Pinot NoirStyle:Savory and ClassicSweetness:DryABV:13%Drinking
window:2018 - 2045Size:750mlFood match:Duck, Goose and Game Birds
CRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.