Frédéric Esmonin – 2022 (bottled)
Tasted with Fred and his father, André, in Gevery-Chambertin, 16 July 2024. Domaine Frédéric Esmonin Les Estournelles 12 Rue du Chêne 21220, Gevrey Chambertin Tel. +33 9 79 66 20 27 More reports with Domaine Frédéric Esmonin André & Fred on 2022: “It’s looking good – less than we hoped… Read More
Frédéric Esmonin – 2022
Tasted with Fred’s father, André, in Gevery-Chambertin, 25 May 2023. Domaine Frédéric Esmonin Les Estournelles 12 Rue du Chêne 21220, Gevrey Chambertin Tel. +33 9 79 66 20 27 More reports with Domaine Frédéric Esmonin André & Fred on 2022: “It’s looking good – less than we hoped – maybe… Read More
Frédéric Esmonin – 2021
Tasted with Fred’s father, André, in Gevery-Chambertin, 24 June 2022. Domaine Frédéric Esmonin Les Estournelles 12 Rue du Chêne 21220, Gevrey Chambertin Tel. +33 9 79 66 20 27 More reports with Domaine Frédéric Esmonin Here’s a domaine that bottles relatively early – but the 2021s were a little later… Read More
Frédéric Esmonin – 2020
Tasted with Fred’s father, André, in Gevery-Chambertin – Fred and André pictured, 22 July 2021. Domaine Frédéric Esmonin Les Estournelles 12 Rue du Chêne 21220, Gevrey Chambertin Tel. +33 9 79 66 20 27 More reports with Domaine Frédéric Esmonin I never… Read More
Frédéric Esmonin – 2015
Tasted with Fred’s father, André, in Gevery-Chambertin, 29 August 2016. Domaine Frédéric Esmonin Les Estournelles 12 Rue du Chêne 21220, Gevrey Chambertin Tel. +33 (0)9 79 66 20 27 It’s really too long since I last visited this producer – home of itinerant cats… Read More
Profile: Domaine Frédéric Esmonin (Gevrey-Chambertin)
This is a domaine who I’ve had some very nice experiences with, mainly from wines in the 1999-2001 bracket so I thought it would be good to pay a visit and learn a little more. There are two labels here; Domaine des Estournelles which is the ‘domaine viticole’ –… Read More
2001 frédéric esmonin mazy-chambertin
2001 Frédéric Esmonin, Mazy-Chambertin Medium-plus colour. The nose starts like coal with a thin red-fruit coating – in the glass the fruit becomes ever stronger and the coal, fainter – really, really pretty. There’s not the punch and… Read More
frédéric esmonin 2001 ruchottes-chambertin
2001 Frédéric Esmonin, Ruchottes-Chambertin This wine seems very consistent with the 1999 vintage. Some intensity and complexity – but versus the ‘Mazy’ and ‘Griottes’ a lighter wine. 2001 Frédéric Esmonin, Ruchottes-Chambertin Medium, medium-plus relatively young colour. The… Read More
1999 frédéric esmonin griottes-chambertin
1999 Frédéric Esmonin, Griottes-Chambertin Did I mention there was also a Griotte to open? – well, it’s so long since I opened the Fourrier! Now I should also correct myself; Esmonin was one of the rare bottlers to say ‘Griottes’ rather than Griotte! An interesting trio these 99… Read More