Frederic Esmonin, Gevrey Chambertin Estournelles St Jacques other_regions_italy flavorful vintage port and a

flavorful vintage port and a very good tawny called Nimrod

plum sauce and blackberry reduction that plays wonderfully with a set of sweet bay

there is less primary fruit intensity

The succulent but solidly intense medium weight flavors also possess fine concentration and volume before concluding in an attractively textured

Helen Masters was named New Zealand Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller Wine

Frederic Esmonin, Gevrey Chambertin Estournelles St Jacques other_regions_italy flavorful vintage port and aHere too the more expressive nose is cool and airy with its spicy combination of red cherry, pomegranate, floral and wisps of gentle earth. The palate feel of the middle weight and equally mineral inflected flavors is finer still thanks to the silky tannins that shape the precise, even chiseled, and energetic finale where a hint of austerity arises. This is really lovely stuff and an entirely classic ESJ. 91 2024+