Sylvie Esmonin, Cotes de Nuits-Villages, 2023 Size 750ml and after two decades this

and after two decades this wine has arrived at full maturity while keeping the depth and density that defined the year

lamb chops

but also a quiet stunner in a Martini or stirred cocktail

Old vine material (mid-1980s back to 1959) provides depth

Alpine red from Brice Omont

Sylvie Esmonin, Cotes de Nuits-Villages, 2023 Size 750ml and after two decades thisCtes de Nuits Villages is the insider's appellation fruit from the northern and southern bookends of the Cte 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