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2005 Domaine de Montille Pommard Les Grands Épenots

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July 10, 2022 - $160

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RATINGS

92-93The Wine Advocate

... A mouthful of juicy, vanilla-tinged fresh cherry and raspberry fruit offers a creamy texture and leads to an effusive, refined finish that is hiding whatever tannic structure this wine (surely) possesses...

91-94Burghound.com

... lovely blue berry aromas marry with rich, sappy and relatively supple and forward middle weight flavors that are delicious, stylish and wonderfully intense, all wrapped in a mouth coating finish of impressive length...

89-92Stephen Tanzer

Good bright red. Redcurrant, cherry, herbs, minerals and a whiff of mint on the nose. Smooth, suave and fine-grained, with lovely sweetness to the juicy raspberry, cherry and mineral flavors. Finishes with lovely aromatic persistence.

REGION

France, Burgundy, Côte d'Or, Côte de Beaune, Pommard, Les Grands Epenots

Les Grands Epenots is a 25-acre Premier Cru vineyard in Pommard, in Burgundy’s Cote de Beaune. It is in the central part of the Pommard appellation, to the east of the village. There is a gentle slope to the vineyards in this part of Pommard, and the Burgundy expert Clive Coates notes that “the presence of pebbles in the soil ensures good drainage and contributes to the considerable elegance which you find in a good Epenots…” Because Pommard has no Grand Crus, its Premier Crus are especially noteworthy. Pommard is an appellation of red wine only.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir, 1er (Premier) Cru

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.