Frederic Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Estournelles Saint Jacques 2023 spirits-template Hand-harvested fruit spends 25 days

Hand-harvested fruit spends 25 days in whole-cluster fermentation with wild yeasts and minimal intervention

000 bottles of Champagne each year in Anselme Selosse’s cellar in Avize

dark chocolate and aniseed are wrapped in smooth

Maxime Cottenceau crafts silky

made for the decades ahead

Frederic Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Estournelles Saint Jacques 2023 spirits-template Hand-harvested fruit spends 25 daysEstournelles Saint Jacques sits high on the slope above Lavaux Saint Jacques, just north of Clos Saint Jacques, where the elevation, the limestone, and the cooler exposure give Gevrey a more aerial profile than the muscular wines of the village's southern half. Frederic Esmonin works with his parents Andre and Michele on a small family domaine that has quietly climbed into the upper tier of Gevrey for a fraction of what the famous names command. The