Pommard, Vieilles Vignes, 2018
As sensual and velvety as Pommard can be. Gorgeous rich, ripe griotte and damson fruit. A warming background note of cherry liqueur provides a little sunshine and an undertow of earth adding complexity. Yet far from being too sweet and soft, there is crunch and vitality to this as well. Beautifully alluring, sunny but fresh, light-touch Pommard. A vertiable old vines cuvee - half of the parcel was planted in the 1950s, the rest in the 1980s.
critic reviews
The 2018 Pommard Vieilles Vignes is a blend of Les Cras, Vignots and Chagnères and represents the domaine’s largest cuvée, each parcel vinified separately. Apparently picking dates can vary by several days here. This has a very attractive red cherry and crushed strawberry bouquet with light chalky aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with light tannins, what you might call a "transparent" Pommard, and more Beaune-like in style, leading to a fresh and quite persistent finish. Fine.