An attractively fresh and slightly more elegant nose is also quite ripe with its nose of liqueur-like dark berry fruit, spice, earth and soft game nuances. The exceptionally rich, intense and palate drenching flavors possess outstanding size and weight along with imposing power on the driving, rustic and muscular finish.
Pommard, Les Fremiers, 1er Cru 2019. Domaine de Courcel
A long popular appellation, Pommard is yet another exclusive red wine area which produces by far the most structured reds of the Côte de Beaune. It extracts rich body and long ageing potential from the limestone/iron-rich clay soil. Some examples can be markedly rustic, yet as time has passed and winemaking know-how has improved, Pommard's wines are becoming softer and more approachable when young. Its vines cover 317 hectares of which over a third are premier cru vineyards. Several have pronounced following and even one, Les Rugiens, is being pushed to become a grand cru.
