Sylvie Esmonin Bourgogne Cuvee Sylvie 2023

Wine Type: Red
Vintage: 2023
Bottle Size: 750ml
Grape Variety: Pinot Noir
Appellation: Bourgogne AOC/AOP
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Producer: Domaine Sylvie Esmonin
Winemaker: Sylvie Esmonin
Vineyard: Bourgogne Rouge parcels outside Gevrey-Chambertin; roughly 70-year-old vines
Soil: Clay-limestone
Farming: Organic, not certified; traditional hands-on vineyard work
Alcohol: 12.5%
Fermentation: Up to 20% whole-cluster fruit depending on the vintage; 10–12 days in open wood vats
Aging: Fermented and aged in barrel, with about 10% new oak; bottled unfined and unfiltered

Tasting Note:
Sylvie Esmonin’s 2023 Bourgogne “Cuvée Sylvie” is fresh, fragrant, and beautifully pure, with red cherry, raspberry, cranberry, violet, light stem spice, and a subtle earthy-mineral note. The palate is lively and silky, with bright acidity, gentle tannins, and a clean, lifted finish. This is a serious Bourgogne Rouge from old vines, but it stays charming, drinkable, and versatile enough for everyday Burgundy drinking.

About the Producer:
Domaine Sylvie Esmonin is a small Gevrey-Chambertin estate formerly known as Domaine Michel Esmonin et Fille. Sylvie returned to the family domaine for the 1990 vintage after studying oenology in Dijon, and the wines have since become known for organic-minded farming, old vines, open-vat fermentations, restrained oak, and transparent Pinot Noir. “Cuvée Sylvie” is the domaine’s Bourgogne Rouge: light, lively, and fruit-driven, but made with the same care as the Gevrey bottlings.