2016 POMMARD 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots Domaine de Courcel, Lea & Sandeman

POMMARD

2021 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots 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 Grand Clos des Épenots

Very rich, a typically supple attack. This is beautifully balanced, with real density, and it's a long-term wine. Pulls off the trick of being both very rich and very fine. Drinking range: 2030 - 2045 L&S (Oct 2022)


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(from an enormous 4.92 ha parcel with vines ranging from 50 to 65 years of age). Once again there is an abundance of floral nuances adding elegance to the cool, pure and very pretty aromas of essence of red cherry and earth. The broad-shouldered and concentrated medium weight plus flavors possess a positively gorgeous mouthfeel while retaining very good cut on the lingering finale where a touch of bitter chocolate slowly emerges. Excellent. Drinking range: 2023 - 2033 Rating: 92-94 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Apr 2023)

Pretty blueberry aromatics and earthy minerality gush from the glass. The palate has pleasantly refreshing acidity but feels slightly foursquare with rustic, gangly tannins. This will need time for its deep vein of peppery blueberry flavors to fully mesh with the structure. There are equal amounts of fruit material, structural framing and plentiful complexity, so there is no worry in putting this away several to many years. This is a monopole vineyard of this 400-year-old family domaine Rating: 94 Christy Canterbury MW - TimAtkin.com (Feb 2023)

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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