Winemaker Notes
On the nose, fruit aromas coupled with wilder animal notes expressed on an
oaky touch. This is a robust, solid wine with a present tannic structure. very good ageing potential.
Pair with red meat in sauce, game, venison, and full-flavored cheeses.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Incorporating an appreciable percentage of whole bunches, the 2019 Pommard 1er Cru bursts with notes of peonies, plums, orange rind, sweet red berries and raw cocoa. Medium to full-bodied, ample and velvety, it's supple and precise, with an ample core of perfumed, sapid fruit.
Barrel Sample: 91-93 -
Jasper Morris
A blend of Chanlins, Combes. Medium deep purple. Sweetly oaked here, more red than black fruit, good weight, light approach to vinification and has resisted the heat well.
Barrel Sample: 89-92 -
Wine Spectator
A sleek, firmly structured red marked by aromas of rose hip, red licorice, macerated cherry and clove. Tightly wound and less expressive than many other '19s at this stage, yet hangs together nicely. Distinctive.
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Representing some of the darkest, deepest and sturdiest Pinot Noir of Burgundy, Pommard is one of the two villages in Côte de Beaune—along with Volnay—that is recognized for its impressive Pinot Noir. While it can’t boast any Grands Crus vineyards, its extraordinary Premiers Crus vineyards are aplenty.
Les Pézerolles, Les Épenots, Clos des Épeneaux, Les Chanlins, Les Jarolières, Les Fremiers and particularly Les Rugiens are among the most outstanding Premiers Crus.
The best Pommards will be concentrated in flavors such as black cherry, blackberry and dark chocolate, have dazzling aromas of violets, menthol or wild herbs and a firm and powerful finish. They typically demand some time in the bottle to reach their peak.