2013-POMMARD-Vaumuriens-Domaine-de-Courcel

POMMARD

2010 Vaumuriens Domaine de Courcel

Grapes Pinot Noir
Colour Red
Origin France, Burgundy
District Côte d'Or
Sub-district Côte de Beaune
Village Pommard
ABV 13%
Vineyard Vaumuriens

Obviously very good, even though more about structure than easy juice for now. Very rich, it seems a little fuller than Confuron's own Pommard. L&S (Nov 2011)


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It is sweet ripe fruited quite fleshy with rounded tannins. Red fruits intermingle with black all giving lovely complexity. There is a lot of ripe fruit filling out the back palate and giving richness on the finish. 2014-18 Rating: 91 Derek Smedley MW, www.dereksmedleymw.co.uk (Dec 2013)

Here the nose is similar to that of the Bourgogne if a bit more elegant and slightly more complex as well. A soft touch of wood can be discerned on the very rich and velvet-textured flavors that possess a round and suave mouth feel, all wrapped in an extract rich, palate coating and powerful finish that displays impressive persistence. This is built to age and while not a wine of refinement, I like the honest and direct character. 2018+ Rating: 88-91 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Apr 2012)

This is a Pommard for purists, a wine that makes you want to beat your breast as you drink it. It’s a dense, sappy, even chunky wine with smoky blackberry and liquorice flavours and stemmy tannins. 2016-22. (93/100) Rating: 93 Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com (Feb 2012)

Domaine de Courcel

One of the great domaines of Pommard, with a 400 year history in the same family. The domaine produces a small amount of Bourgogne Chardonnay, a completely over-performing Bourgogne Rouge, a village Pommard (Vaumuriens, 1.44 ha), but the biggest part of the domaine consists of four great Premier Cru expressions of the terroir of Pommard, Fremiers (0.79 ha), Croix Noires (0.58 ha), Grand Clos des Epenots (4.89 ha) and Rugiens (1.07 ha). These represent a very different style to the Clos des Épeneaux of Comte Armand, for example. Yves Confuron, the régisseur, describes the difference between the two top wines by saying that the Grand Clos is 'terreux' while the Rugiens is 'aérien'.

The aim is to limit yields to around 25hl/ha, to attain optimum ripeness. The vines are ploughed, and pruned carefully to suit each one, then de-budded in spring and green-harvested in August to keep the fruit load balanced. Following Yves' usual practice the harvest is late and the vatting is long - usually around a month, with a cold maceration leading into a cool fermentation, and a long post-fermentation soak under the protection of the carbon dioxide given off by the fermentation. The wines are developed in barrel over 21 to 23 months, with a third of the barrels being replaced each year. After racking they are bottled without fining or filtration.

The domaine produces wines with astonishing depth and density that still retain the freshness, just like Yves' own wines at Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot. They are classic vins de garde and patience is advised - and will be amply rewarded.

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