2016 Sylvie Esmonin (Michel et Fille) Gevrey Chambertin Cuvee Vieilles Vignes

Burghound (Allen Meadows) 91 points - An intensely floral-inflected if brooding nose combines with ripe and fresh aromas of dark berry fruit, earth and a whiff of the sauvage. There is better concentration to the medium-bodied flavors that are blessed with plenty of sappy dry extract along with a lovely minerality on the impressively long and well-balanced finish. This well-made and firmly structured effort virtually always boxes above its weight and 2016 is no exception. (Drink starting 2028)