with a pungent mineral quality in the background

a little spicier than I recall with fine tension towards the finish

Drink now through 2002

Give this 5-8 years of time before popping a cork and enjoy it for the next 20 years after that

Esmonin Michel et Fille, Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques Vintage:2018 with a pungent mineral qualityA fresh and still largely primary nose is composed by notes of red and dark berries along with noticeable wood influence. The concentrated, powerful and serious larger scaled flavors are overtly muscular though the exceptionally tannic and somewhat tough finish disrupts the balance. The density is impressive as is the power but this is likely to dry out before the tannins resolve, which is why I suggest that this be drunk over the next few years with