POMMARD & POMMARD PREMIERS CRUS
For centuries Pommard has been considered the typical burgundy : deep red in colour, powerfully aromatic, solid and trustworthy. The very name Pommard has a generous ring to it and fills the mouth as it fills the glass. Pommard with its smiling vineyards lies between Beaune and Volnay where the Cote de Beaune makes a slight tum towards Autun. These lands fonnerly belonged to the Dukes of Burgundy, to religious houses including the abbey of Citeaux, or to old families such as the Marey-Monge family. As early as the Middle Ages, Pommard was thought of as the flower of Burgundy wines -the wine to which all others were compared. The appellation, one of the first AOC to be so designated (1936), grows only red wines from the Pinot Noir grape.
Presentation:
Surfaces classified in Pommard: 206 ha Surfaces classified in Pommard I ers Crus : I 15 ha Maximum yield allowed : 48 hi I ha. Grape : I 00% Pi not Noir. Alcoholic degree minimum/maximum: I 0,5°/14°.
Alcoholic degree of our Pommard: 13°.
Soils:
On the lower ground the soil is ancient alluvium. Mid-slope, the clay-limestone soils are well drained thanks to the inclusion of rock debris. Higher still are Jurassic (Oxfordian) marls, brown calcic soils, and brown limestone soils. In places, the soil is reddened by the presence of iron. Exposure: south or east. Altitudes: 250-330 metres.
Vinification & Maturing:
Hand harvest Destemming : 100% Fermenting time: 15 to 18 days Maturing in Vosges & Allier oak barrels during 12 to 14 month No Filtration
Tasting Notes:
Beware of preconceived notions! The fame of Pommard in the 19th century earned it the image of a wine that is both forceful and virile. In reality, time, terroir and methods of vinification have all combined to create a more subtle reality, a wine that is both richer and more sensitive. Its colour is the deep, dark red with mauve highlights which caused Victor Hugo to speak of it as« night in combat with day». Its aromas are redolent of blackberry, bilberry, or gooseberry, cherry pit and ripe plum. Often, wild and feline notes develop with age. At full maturity, it tends towards leather, chocolate and pepper. It needs to be given time to open up to its fullest extent and to display its mouth-filling texture, its finn but delicate structure, its fruit-filled mouth, and its chewy tannins, which by then will be properly smoothed down. A «rich » wine? Certainly.
This illustrious representative of the Cote de Beaune with its dense and massive tannins revels in furred or feathered game, braised or roasted, which will find in Pommard Premiers Crus an invaluable collaborator. Thick cut beefsteak, lamb, or stewed poultry will respond to its finn-textured tannins and concentrated aromas. It is a natural partner for cheeses with well-developed flavours: Epoisses, Langres and Soumaintrain, but also Comte. Serving temperature: 14 to 16°C.
POMMARD 2017
VOLNAY 2017
BOURGOGNE ROUGE PINOT NOIR 2017