2004 Domaine Sylvie Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques Premier Cru [Future Arrival]

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Vinous Media (VM)

(13.9% natural alcohol) Good medium ruby-red. Black cherry, mocha, leather and minerals on the nose, with some sweet oak apparent today. Lush and fat on entry, then very rich in the middle, with more energy than the old-vines Gevrey. Flavors of dark raspberry, cherry and dark chocolate are nicely accented by a pinch of pepper on the end. The sappy finish features sweet, broad tannins and lovely juicy persistence. A very strong wine in the style of the vintage's best examples. Following a selection in the vines, the crop level here was just 30 hectoliters per hectare, according to Esmonin.