2016 POMMARD 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots Domaine de Courcel, Lea & Sandeman

POMMARD

2016 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots Domaine de Courcel

Grapes Pinot Noir
Colour Red
Origin France, Burgundy
District Côte d'Or
Sub-district Côte de Beaune
Village Pommard
Classification 1er Cru
ABV 13%
Vineyard Grand Clos des Épenots

A big notch up in power from the Vaumariens, with great intensity and drive. This is relatively dense and dark. Brooding black and blue fruits give way to hints of dark cherry and damson. Intense, really sexy. Great flow with no hard edges and ripe and rich tannins. L&S (Oct 2017)


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Astounding concentration, largely because of the reduced yield due to frost, yet the texture is lean and chiselled. Although the aromas are mostly closed on the initial attack, they open on the palate with notes of black fruit, spice, smoke and earth. The structure is massive and powerful, with abundant extract, substantial tannins and a tightly wound density, making this a wine for the ages. Wait at least another five years before opening, and then enjoy it over the next 20 years. Drinking range: 2028 - 2060 Rating: 95 Charles Curtis MW, Decanter.com (Apr 2024)

(from an enormous 4.92 ha parcel with vines ranging from 50 to 65 years of age). This is the first wine to display any reduction along with a bit more wood influence. Otherwise the refined yet overtly powerful flavors once again possess so much dry extract that they come across as velvety and forward just until the almost painfully intense finish where the character changes to a youthfully austere, dusty and very serious finale. Like all of the wines in the range, this is a big 2016 with plenty of muscle and excellent aging potential. Drinking range: 2031 - Rating: 91-94 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Apr 2018)

2016 Pommard, 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots, Domaine de Courcel was sensational with intrigue, passion and bravado already on display. Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (Jan 2018)

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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