Frederic Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux Saint Jacques 2023 CS20230828 Vivid scents

Vivid scents

and balance in equal measure

ageworthy face of Nuits

native yeast ferment

Chardonnay-led

Frederic Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux Saint Jacques 2023 CS20230828 Vivid scentsLavaux Saint Jacques is one of the Combe de Lavaux's great 1er Crus, sitting just below Estournelles on the same slope and producing a Gevrey of real depth and texture. Frederic Esmonin and his parents Andre and Michele farm a small slate of family parcels that runs all the way up to Chambertin and Clos de Beze, and Lavaux is where the domaine's house style sings: spice, structure, and dark red fruit with a graphite undercurrent. Lavaux typically