Pommard, Clos des Epeneaux, 1er Cru, 2012

Name: Pommard, Clos des Epeneaux, 1er Cru
Brand: Comte Armand
Price: 426.91 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2010 2011 2012

critic reviews

93-95/100Stephen Tanzer,Vinous

(I tasted two components, the first from compact bedrock and the second from fractured rock, mostly at the top of the holding, then an approximation of the final blend; there is no longer a young-vines cuvee and no more Pommard 1er Cru bottling as the youngest vines here are now 27 years old; 12 hectoliters per hectare, or one-third of a normal crop): Bright, full red. Sexy, complex nose melds raspberry, redcurrant, iron and a soupcon of chocolate. Hugely rich and mouthfilling, with red fruit flavors complicated by wild herbs and salty minerality and nicely framed by harmonious acidity. In a very ripe style but with plenty of serious tannins for support. Finishes with extraordinary palate-coating solidity. Leroux told me this wine would be bottled in magnums--and larger.

date of review 01/2014