2022 Pommard 1er Cru Les Epenots, Domaine Violot-Guillemard

2022 Pommard 1er Cru Les Epenots, Domaine Violot-Guillemard

The vines here have an average age of 70+ years and, along with Rugiens, enjoy one of the finest positions in the village. The soil on this side of the village, nearer to Beaune, is extremely complex, with a high mineral and limestone content towards the top of the slope. This makes for a more ethereal, delicate, and elegant expression of Pommard than perhaps we are used to. It will need a little time, but this is a diamond in the making.

Critic score
92.5/100 info
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Case, 6 Bottles
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£552.00
Bottle
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£92.00

Wine details

  • Region & country
    Épenots (1er Cru), Pommard, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
  • Grape
    Pinot Noir
  • Maturity
    Young 2027 - 2038info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • Classification
    Premier Cru

Tasting notes

A pinker edge to the crimson. Here the whole bunch strawberry is rather crisper than the Fremiers. Very intense fresh raspberry up front, and a raft of white pepper along with some tannin behind. This wine is still rather raw but with fine potential. Drink from 2030-2037. Tasted: October 2023.

Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy (January 2024)
91—94/100

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