Domaine Sylvie Esmonin

Sylvie Esmonin returned to her family domaine in 1986. With a few years, the vibrant 30-year-old had transformed a sleepy estate, selling entirely to negociants, into an excellent source of wine. The first Esmonin bottling came in 1989, when the domaine covered 3 ha. Sylvie continued to expand the estate to its present extent of just over 7 ha after her father retired in 1998.

The estate comprises 5 hectares in Gevrey-Chambertin, with a sizeable plot of the Premier Cru Clos St-Jacques as the family house “back yard”, and newly added plots in Volnay Santenots and Côte-de-Nuits-Village. The average age of the vines is high, most were planted by Sylvie’s grandfather, and some by her father. The winery is a large facility, with a beautiful stone cellar underneath. All grapes are destemmed, crushed and fermented in open wood vats, then put in barrels for the secondary fermentation and ageing. The barrels are of various ages to accommodate the different cuvées, with only Clos St-Jacques using a high proportion of new wood, usually 75%.

Domaine Sylvie Esmonin Cotes de Nuits-Villages 2008/2009 Domaine Sylvie Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin 2008/2009             Domaine Sylvie Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2007/2008/2009  Domaine Sylvie Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St Jacques 1er Cru 2007/2009