2009 POMMARD 1er Cru Clos des Épeneaux Domaine Comte Armand
2009 POMMARD 1er Cru Clos des Épeneaux Domaine Comte Armand
| Grapes: Pinot Noir | Origin: France, Burgundy |
Lea & Sandeman review
As usual this was tasted in sevaral lots. The fifty year-old vines in the top of the Clos gave a wine that has rich, dense fruit and dusky, dusty flavours. Earth and humus. A real sense of place too. Sunny with woody tannins. The part which is Grands Epenots, with thirty-five year-old vines is softer, it has taken the oak rather differently. Very round and suave and opulent. Still tannic on the finish. The fifty-five year old vines in the bottom of the Clos, on a more degraded limestone soil make something altogether more lush, deep colour, opulent and heady dark aromatics, seamless velevet, richly vinous - and very long. Seen altogether, the oakiness of the first cuvée, is rounded by the opulence of the last, and the length seems re-doubled. A very tannic and forceful, masculine wine.Other reviews and comments
Good bright medium red. Fresh red berries, licorice and truffle on the nose, complicated by tobacco and iron. Dense, lush and packed with fruit; really showcases the richness of a sunny year without turning heavy. Deep, saline, seamless wine, with a thick, soil-driven finish. Finishes with surprising verve. Very impressive.
93
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
Ripe, dark red cherry fruit on the aroma. It is succulent and full and velvety. A generous and sumptuous palate with plenty of rich, thick and ripe tannins. It is juicy and powerful and flexes toned muscle. A full and luscious, long finish. This is heady stuff.
19.25
Sarah Marsh MW, The Burgundy Briefing
Much tighter than the Fremiets. Very concentrated. Very ambitious and chewy. For the moment this is too ambitious to tackle. Not as stunning as the 2005 but a very worthwhile effort. Great persistence.
2017-2027
17.5
Jancis Robinson MW OBE - www.JancisRobinson.com
Robust cherry nose. Rich, plump, and full-bodied, fleshy and generous, chewy and spicy yet not too extracted. Long. Drink 2015-2028.
****17.5
Stephen Brook, Decanter.com
(the vine ages in this 5+ ha vineyard run from 18 to 75+ years of age. The 2009 Clos des Epeneaux is segregated into several different cuvées based on vineyard location and will then be blended in varying proportions. The tasting note that follows is based upon a sample that should reasonably resemble the final blend). This is also very fresh and bright with pure aromas of ripe red currant, warm earth, violets and subtle spice hints that are in keeping with the energetic, intense and admirably rich full-bodied flavors that envelope the palate with velvety sap on the beautifully balanced and impressively persistent finish. I very much like the sense of underlying tension because despite this being a big wine with plenty of concentration, the balance is impeccable and there is absolutely nothing ponderous about this complete effort that is well-structured but not so much so that it is in the “buy and forget” category. In short, buy it. 2021+
92-95/100
Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com
We tried different parcels: “These barrels are not reducing,” remarks Ben, “so they I can leave it for now; like in 2002.” The sample of the 50 year old vines has juicy, floral intensity on the nose; a full palate with notes of chocolate. It is taut with a hint of black and racy on to the finish. Spicy and tight with a high light of orange zest. It is energetic and the terroir speaks. The second sample came from the lower part from 55 year old vines: This had more milk chocolate. Creamier and more expansive. It spreads itself slowly and broadly across the palate and then collects on the finish. This is assured and powerful and long. This is the blend: This shows the aroma of the higher part. Followed by the fruity attack of the higher part, as well and then the slow sensation of expanding across the palate from the lower parcel of vines. There is dark, bitter chocolate intensity and black pepper and spice. It is powerful and tense on the excellent woven and complex finish. Fine towards very fine. From 2018
Sarah Marsh MW, The Burgundy Briefing
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