2022 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Pinot Noir
Classification Pommard Premier Cru
Region Les Arvelets
Orientation South-Facing
Production Details The authorized importer describes the wine as using 25% whole-cluster pressing (Dutch: “25% hele tros persing”). The source does not establish that this means whole-cluster fermentation, so no fermentation boolean is proposed.
Tasting Notes Strawberry, blueberry, fresh blue plum and cedar, with fine tannins; a winery tasting on 17 November 2023 additionally described a narrow, perfumed aroma, larger scale, and deep structural tannin with almost no grain or drying effect.
Vintages
2021 Technical Specifications
Classification Pommard Premier Cru
Region Les Arvelets
Production Details Tank sample; two barrels produced, with no whole bunches and older oak. Sources disagree about normal volume: the Bordeaux Index page’s Julia Harding note says two barrels instead of ten, while Burgundy Report says two barrels in 2021 versus normally eight.
Tasting Notes Julia Harding MW’s 9 January 2023 tank-sample note: ripe dark fruit, light pepper, oak sweetness, firm and slightly chewy yet harmonious, refined, savoury, restrained and long. Neal Martin’s 5 January 2023 note: initially closed, light tertiary and undergrowth aromas, medium body, pliant tannins, earthy mulberry and a stem-like finish despite the absence of stems. Burgundy Report’s 18 November 2022 winery tasting additionally described compact cherry-red fruit and a pretty shape and style.
Critics Ratings Neal Martin: 90 points; Julia Harding MW: 17/20
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