2015 POMMARD 1er Cru Fremiers Domaine de Courcel, Lea & Sandeman

POMMARD

2018 1er Cru Fremiers 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 13.5%
Vineyard Fremiers

Rich again in this hot site - a sucrosity from the super-ripe tannins give a dark chocolatey density. Older and new barrels give slightly contrasting impressions of forcefulness and tannic structure on the finish - the blend should be amazing. -- Tasted again alongside the 2019s, this is clearly really marked by the vintage - it's clearly the 'same wine'' (as the 2019) but it's explosive, rich, jammy, yes Rhonish and even Porty - but it's magnificent. (11/10/2020) Drinking range: 2030 - 2045 L&S (Nov 2019)


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The brooding nose is exceptionally ripe with its port-like aromas of jam and mentholated poached plum that include a whiff of prune. The extremely rich, suave and seductively textured are plush to the point of opulence on the sappy finish that is extremely firm and noticeably warm. This extreme effort will definitely not be for everyone and it’s one of those odd wines that is much too structured to approach young but either is it clear that extended cellaring is going to help. As such, my suggested initial drinking window is a sort of compromise. Drinking range: 2028 - Rating: 87 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Apr 2021)

Once again the brooding nose is exceptionally ripe with its port-like aromas of jam and mentholated poached plum. The extremely rich, suave and seductively textured are plush to the point of opulence on the sappy finish that is even slightly warmer. This extreme effort will definitely not be for everyone. Drinking range: 2028 - Rating: 87-89 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Apr 2020)

Cocoa powder and spice. Satin smooth texture woven with freshness. Slightly finer tannins than in the Croix Noires. It has bite and a light grip and good tension at the end of the palate. Somewhat more refined. Drinking range: 2024 - 2032 Rating: 95 Sarah Marsh MW, The Burgundy Briefing (Nov 2019)

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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