Domain Sylvie Esmonin Clos St Jacques 2008
The 2008 Domaine Sylvie Esmonin Clos Saint-Jacques is a red Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru wine from Burgundy, made from 100% Pinot Noir. It originates from the Clos Saint-Jacques climat, officially listed among the Gevrey-Chambertin climats entitled to the Premier Cru designation. Located in Gevrey-Chambertin at the foot of the Clos Saint-Jacques, the estate cultivates this cuvée in the Côte de Nuits. A quintessential Burgundy 1er Cru tied to one of the appellation's historic climats.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Gevrey Chambertin
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Sylvie Esmonin
- Parcelle / Cru
- Clos Saint-Jacques
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Sylvie Esmonin
Domaine Sylvie Esmonin is a family-run estate based in Gevrey-Chambertin, in the Côte de Nuits. Sylvie Esmonin cultivates around 7.7 hectares there, mainly around Gevrey-Chambertin, including a 1.60-hectare plot in the Premier Cru Clos Saint-Jacques. A trained agricultural engineer and oenologist, she oversees the winemaking process herself.
- Owner
- Sylvie Esmonin
- Maître de chais
- Sylvie Esmonin
- Surface (ha)
- 7.66 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 25 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The estate has its origins in the family-run business managed by Michel Esmonin in Gevrey-Chambertin. Before his daughter joined the business, the wines were sold in bulk to wine merchants. Having trained in oenology in Dijon and gained experience as a consultant oenologist, Sylvie Esmonin joined her father to produce the 1990 vintage. From that point onwards, the entire production was bottled at the estate, then known as Domaine Michel Esmonin et Fille. Sylvie and Michel Esmonin initially made decisions together, before Sylvie gradually took over the management of the estate. In 1998, following her father’s departure, she took sole charge of the estate, which became Domaine Sylvie Esmonin. She now oversees both the vineyard work and the winemaking. The registered vineyard covers 7.66 hectares of planted vines, spread across regional appellations: Côte de Nuits-Villages, Gevrey-Chambertin, Volnay Premier Cru Santenots and Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Clos Saint-Jacques. The estate cultivates 1.60 hectares within the Clos Saint-Jacques.
Clos Saint-Jacques
Clos Saint-Jacques is a climat officially classified as a Premier Cru of the Gevrey-Chambertin appellation, located on the Côte Saint-Jacques to the northwest of the village and near the mouth of the Combe de Lavaux. The southeast-facing hillside ranges approximately from 290 to 340 meters in altitude, with a steep slope in its upper two-thirds and a much gentler slope in the lower part. The terroir features a succession of stony clay-limestone soils and different Jurassic formations depending on the position on the slope. It is a true walled enclosure (clos), and not a monopole.
- Vineyard commune
- Gevrey-Chambertin
- Origin of the vineyard name
- According to Domaine Armand Rousseau, the name comes from the discovery in the vineyard of a statue of Saint James and the presence of a chapel dedicated to him, along an ancient route to Santiago de Compostela.
- Exposure
- southeast
- Altitude
- 290–340 m
- Slope
- approximately 10-20% in the upper two-thirds, then 2-4% in the lower third
- Soil
- Very stony clay-limestone soils, shallow at the top of the slope and deeper at mid-slope, where they reach about 60 cm; the lower part is also rich in limestone stones and flat limestone fragments.
- Subsoil and geology
- A succession including Ostrea acuminata marl and entroquitic limestone in the upper part, white oolite and Bajocian crinoidal limestone at mid-slope, followed by argillaceous limestone and Prémeaux limestone towards the bottom of the climat.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 1.600000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 1954
- Vineyard holding status
- owner
Histoire de la parcelle
In 1855, Jules Lavalle classified Saint-Jacques and Clos Saint-Jacques among the top cuvées of Gevrey. On February 2, 1931, the court of Dijon recognized the precisely cadastered plots of the site as having the right to the designation of origin "Saint-Jacques" or "Clos Saint-Jacques", while rejecting the name "Clos Saint-Jacques-Chambertin". During the organization of the Burgundian AOCs, the climat was integrated into the Gevrey-Chambertin appellation and classified as Premier Cru; this classification remains the officially recognized one.
