2002-POMMARD-1er-Cru-Grand-Clos-des-Épenots-Domaine-de-Courcel

POMMARD

2002 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots Domaine de Courcel

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Grapes Pinot Noir
Colour Red
Origin France, Burgundy
District Côte d'Or
Sub-district Côte de Beaune
Village Pommard
Classification 1er Cru
ABV 13.5%
Vineyard Grand Clos des Épenots

Although very fat and richer - more so than the Fremiers, even having a dense tarry element, the Grand Clos is still fresh and lively. Tannins are quite powerful but entirely in balance with this large-scaled wine. Excellent. L&S (Mar 2005)

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Deep red; in fact, almost ruby, showing virtually no sign of development. Knockout nose combines red fruits, iron and spices, along with some balsamic earth notes and a whiff of caramel; I was reminded of a cave à cigares. Full, lush and utterly seamless; large-scaled but weightless, with the redcurrant and earth flavors showing the beginning of truffle. Totally filled in but still a young wine. This is great right now but has plenty of ripe tannic support to go on for many years. Winemaker Yves Confuron reminded me that "we have much better raw materials today, and we also do much better work in the vines." Drinking range: 2016 - 2028 Rating: 94 Stephen Tanzer, www.vinousmedia.com (Feb 2016)

Deep red; in fact, almost ruby, showing virtually no sign of development. Knockout nose combines red fruits, iron and spices, along with some balsamic earth notes and a whiff of caramel; I was reminded of a cave à cigares. Full, lush and utterly seamless; large-scaled but weightless, with the redcurrant and earth flavors showing the beginning of truffle. Totally filled in but still a young wine. This is great right now but has plenty of ripe tannic support to go on for many years. Winemaker Yves Confuron reminded me that we have much better raw materials today, and we also do much better work in the vines. Drinking range: 2016 - 2028 Rating: 94 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Feb 2016)

Avec sa robe d'encre, ses arômes complexes, naturels et épanouis, son ampleur et son dynamisme en bouche, le Clos des Epenots développe en 2002 une plénitude et une force juvenile rarement exprimée a ce point dans la Côte de Beaune. Il faut s'agenouiller devant ce vin qui conjugue, a un rare degré, l'élégance, la finesse et la plénitude de constitution.. Rating: 9.5/10 Les Carnets de Degustation (Mar 2005)

Domaine de Courcel

One of the great domaines of Pommard, with a 400 year history in the same family. The domaine produces a small amount of Bourgogne Chardonnay, a completely over-performing Bourgogne Rouge, a village Pommard (Vaumuriens, 1.44 ha), but the biggest part of the domaine consists of four great Premier Cru expressions of the terroir of Pommard, Fremiers (0.79 ha), Croix Noires (0.58 ha), Grand Clos des Epenots (4.89 ha) and Rugiens (1.07 ha). These represent a very different style to the Clos des Épeneaux of Comte Armand, for example. Yves Confuron, the régisseur, describes the difference between the two top wines by saying that the Grand Clos is 'terreux' while the Rugiens is 'aérien'.

The aim is to limit yields to around 25hl/ha, to attain optimum ripeness. The vines are ploughed, and pruned carefully to suit each one, then de-budded in spring and green-harvested in August to keep the fruit load balanced. Following Yves' usual practice the harvest is late and the vatting is long - usually around a month, with a cold maceration leading into a cool fermentation, and a long post-fermentation soak under the protection of the carbon dioxide given off by the fermentation. The wines are developed in barrel over 21 to 23 months, with a third of the barrels being replaced each year. After racking they are bottled without fining or filtration.

The domaine produces wines with astonishing depth and density that still retain the freshness, just like Yves' own wines at Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot. They are classic vins de garde and patience is advised - and will be amply rewarded.

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