The Story
Côtes de Nuits-Villages is the insider's appellation — fruit from the northern and southern bookends of the Côte de Nuits, often farmed by the same producers who make grand cru. From Sylvie Esmonin, that pedigree shows: she's farmed in Gevrey since the late 1980s, bottling under her own name since 1996, and her flagship Clos Saint-Jacques sits among Burgundy's most iconic 1er Crus. This wine carries her signature touch — restrained extraction, supple texture, and a transparency to site that lets the cool-vintage 2023 character shine through. Expect black cherry, wet stone, a savory undercurrent of mushroom and earth, and the kind of energetic finish that reminds you why the Côte de Nuits is the Côte de Nuits.
Description
Côtes de Nuits-Villages is the insider's appellation — fruit from the northern and southern bookends of the Côte de Nuits, often farmed by the same producers who make grand cru. From Sylvie Esmonin, that pedigree shows: she's farmed in Gevrey since the late 1980s, bottling under her own name since 1996, and her flagship Clos Saint-Jacques sits among Burgundy's most iconic 1er Crus. This wine carries her signature touch — restrained extraction, supple texture, and a transparency to site that lets the cool-vintage 2023 character shine through. Expect black cherry, wet stone, a savory undercurrent of mushroom and earth, and the kind of energetic finish that reminds you why the Côte de Nuits is the Côte de Nuits.
