This has to be the best wine ever produced at Catena

chocolate and sweet toasted oak

But lots of character

but it has more power and plenty of depth

late-ripening vintage

Frederic Esmonin, Gevrey Chambertin Estournelles St Jacques other_regions_australia This has to be theHere too the more expressive nose is cool and airy with its spicy combination of red cherry, pomegranate, floral and wisps of gentle earth. The palate feel of the middle weight and equally mineral inflected flavors is finer still thanks to the silky tannins that shape the precise, even chiseled, and energetic finale where a hint of austerity arises. This is really lovely stuff and an entirely classic ESJ. 91 2024+