2014 Estournelles St Jacques 1. Cru Domaine Frédéric Esmonin

Here 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.