I can't say winemaker gossip is a big part of my life, but I found it interesting to note that Sylvie Esmonin and Dominique Laurent are a couple, having a baby together. And that Laurent has been overseeing the wine from her domaine starting with the 2001 vintage.
Now, I know that a couple of people here (I think Mike and Ian) have mentioned Ms. Esmonin as a producer to seek out. I'm wondering what vintages they've tried, and if they detect a difference since Mr. 200% Oak arrived.
For those not overly familiar with this, Laurent is a negociant who is probably the most prominent of the new-wave/Internationalist Burgundians (he also does Rhones with his partner Michel Tardieu). I found his mid-nineties Burgs almost undrinkable. I have thought he has moderated a good bit, and thought his 2000 Bourgogne #1 pretty good, though I probably would have pegged as an American PN.
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