Esmonin/Sylvie Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2022

93 points Christy Canterbury, MW (TimAtkin.com) (2024).

90-92 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "Another rich deep purple. The barrel toast speaks quite loudly on the nose. There is a weight of fruit here that appeals, more density through the middle, dark raspberry with a tarry touch, but the whole flows evenly across the palate.(Nov 2023)"

90-92 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes contains around 60% whole bunches this year and was raised in 50% new oak. At the moment, the wood feels a little present on the aromatics, though that will be subsumed with bottle age. There’s good fruit intensity: black cherries, bilberry and light raspberry scents. The medium-bodied palate has slightly grainy tannins on the entry, moderate depth, and a dab of licorice, lending a little complexity toward the finish... Drink: 2025-2035. (Jan 2024)"

'Outstanding/Top Value'/90-92 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from older vines that average 75+ year old vines located in Aux Carougeot, Gueulpines, Aux Corvées, Combe de Dessus, Jouise, Epointures, En Sylvie, Les Marchais, En Derée, En Songe, En Vosne and both the villages and 1er portion of Clos Prieur). Here the wood is more apparent with a hint of menthol though neither are so much to impinge on the attractiveness of the ripe black cherry, smoked game and overtly floral-scented nose. The rich, generous and more concentrated medium weight flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the serious, youthfully austere and built-to-age finale. This is also very good for its level and worth considering. Drink: 2032+. (Jan 2024)"