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2005 Camille Giroud Pommard Epenots

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April 9, 2017 - $68

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RATINGS

93Wine Spectator

A smoky, beefy style, with deep black fruit, licorice and mineral flavors. Concentrated and dense, with plenty of sweet, ripe fruit to match the structure. It all plays out on the lingering finish.

91-93Burghound.com

Even the mild reduction can't detract from the layered, stylish and ripe nose featuring red and black pinot fruit and gorgeous violet notes that introduce, rich, sweet and deep flavors... hugely long finish.

88-90The Wine Advocate

Meaty and substantial, with plum, cassis and blackberry fruit accented by bay leaf, and underlain by rich beef broth. The tannins offer a subtle chewiness but the dark fruit character and marrow manage to outlast them.

88-90Stephen Tanzer

Aromas of cherry, plum, redcurrant and spicy oak. Suave, silky and fresh, with a perfumed quality to the red fruit and spice flavors. The wine's minerality and fine tannins allow for good fruity persistence on the back end.

PRODUCER

Camille Giroud

Maison Camille Giroud is a 2.5-acre estate in Beaune and a negociant. It was founded in 1865 and remained in the Giroud family for several generations. Then in 2002 a consortium of American investors, including famed Napa Valley winemaker Ann Colgin, purchased the estate. The influential American Burgundy exporter Becky Wasserman helped arrange the deal and recruited David Croix as winemaker. Maison Camille Giroud makes Premier Crus from parcels in Beaune, Maranges, Volnay, Savigny and Vosne-Romanee, as well as villages wines. Clive Coates calls the Camille Giroud “the most exciting of the smaller negociants in Burgundy.

REGION

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

Les Epenots, also known as Les Petits Epenots, is a 38-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.