Pommard, Clos Blanc, 1er Cru, 2024
More depth here with both more limestone and more deeply-pitched yet crisp fruit. A touch of toasted earth, sesame,and salt, with crisp autumn raspberry and cherry, cleansing minerals and very fine tannins. There’s a limestone grip here which feels almost like dry extract as opposed to tannin. Very fine Pommard! No new oak in 2024. This comes from the northern sliver of Clos Blanc, adjacent to Grands Epenots. Half the plot is on white calcaires soils, the other half on redder soils, similar to Grands Epenots.
critic reviews
The 2024 Pommard Clos Blanc 1er Cru has a tightly-wound nose, one that opens with aeration, black plum and raspberry, rose petal and touches of black olive. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, a bit more depth than the Roncerets although it is quite simple on the finish and needs more complexity and grip. Not dissimilar to the 2023.