Frederic Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux Saint Jacques 2023 CM10 Bright and zippy aromatics of

Bright and zippy aromatics of stone fruit

this Pinotage captures the essence of South Africa's maritime wine frontier

from late summer crabs to winter harvested Liberties

After a long

Big Basin farms this old-vine parcel in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Frederic Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux Saint Jacques 2023 CM10 Bright and zippy aromatics ofLavaux Saint Jacques is one of the Combe de Lavaux's great 1er Crus, sitting just below Estournelles on the same slope and producing a Gevrey of real depth and texture. Frederic Esmonin and his parents Andre and Michele farm a small slate of family parcels that runs all the way up to Chambertin and Clos de Beze, and Lavaux is where the domaine's house style sings: spice, structure, and dark red fruit with a graphite undercurrent. Lavaux typically