POMMARD
2021 1er Cru Croix Noires Domaine de Courcel
| Grapes | Pinot Noir |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Beaune |
| Village | Pommard |
| Classification | 1er Cru |
| Vineyard | Croix Noires |
Much more to this; spice but it's different to the Bourgogne, very elegant, and not just 'for a Pommard', this is finely wrought and the salinity bounces off the fruit to give a joyful feel and intensity. Drinking range: 2028 - 2038 L&S (Oct 2022)
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An exuberantly spicy nose reflects a plethora of floral nuances on the ripe aromas of essence of plum and dark currant. There is again excellent density to the bigger-bodied and richer flavors that don’t possess the same minerality on the powerful, dusty and built-to-age finale. This could use better depth but the potential for that to occur appears to be present. Drinking range: 2023 - 2031 Rating: 90-93 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Apr 2023)
Bright, high-toned cherry and pomegranate aromas feature prominently on the initial attack here, fleshed out with floral notes and a salty minerality. The texture is fresh and lively, less tannic than the wine from nearby Rugiens. The vines are located just down the slope from this more well-known neighbor. The 0.65-hectare domaine parcel represents more than 50% of the total for the lieu-dit. The grapes are fermented as whole clusters and vigorously punched down before long ageing in cask. Drinking range: 2027 - 2050 Rating: 93 Charles Curtis MW, Decanter.com (Nov 2022)
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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