Domaine Sylvie Esmonin  

Until a few years ago, this property was known as Domaine Michel Esmonin et Fille .

After studying in Dijon, Sylvie Esmonin worked in various roles as an oenologist. She says it took several years of independent work to weigh up her decision and commitment to return to Gevrey-Chambertin and succeed her father in the family estate. She returned to viticulture in the 1990 vintage and since then all production has been in summer bottles. Otherwise, all decisions were taken jointly by father and daughter, until Sylvie progressively took over all responsibilities (with the possible exception of ploughing, Michel Esmonin's favourite job in the vineyard).

The property comprises 5 hectares in Gevrey-Chambertin, with a sizeable parcel of Premier Cru Clos St-Jacques as the family "backyard" and new parcels 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 structure, with a beautiful stone cellar underneath.

All the grapes are destemmed, crushed and fermented in open wooden vats, and then put into barrels for secondary fermentation and ageing. The barrels are of different ages to accommodate the different cuvées, with only a Clos Saint-Jacques with a percentage of new wood, usually 75%.

Her know-how in the vineyard and her precise vinifications, in a classic style, give birth to remarkable wines, certainly among the most beautiful of the village.