Domaine Sylvie Esmonin

Sylvie Esmonin came back to help run the family domaine in the early 1990s, insisting that her father agree to domaine-bottle their entire production, before she agreed to return.

Silvie's grandfather worked for the Comte de Moucheron, former sole owners of the great Clos St Jacques vineyard. When the Comte had to sell up, he bought a portion of the vineyard along with his house. Michel Esmonin, Sylvie's father, helped to develop the domaine, but sold the wines mostly in bulk.

Since taking over, Sylvie has increased the amount of new oak used in the winemaking and the wines now have a typical Gevrey firmness, coupled with an attractive silky elegance.