Pommard

Côte de Beaune · Burgundy · France · Wine Auction Prices

Pommard is the most tannic, most structured, and most long-lived red wine village in the Côte de Beaune. Sitting between Beaune to the north and Volnay to the south, the village's vineyards contain higher proportions of iron-bearing clay and red Oolitic limestone, producing Pinot Noir that is darker, firmer, and more earthy than the silky finesse of Volnay next door. No Grand Crus exist, but the Premier Cru vineyard Les Rugiens-Bas is regarded as near-Grand Cru in quality — deep, dark, and structured from soils rich in iron oxide, which historically gave the wines a distinctive russet tinge. Les Épenots is the largest Premier Cru, offering a more approachable, rounder style. The Clos des Épenaux, a 5.2-hectare walled parcel within the Épenots, is the monopole of Domaine du Comte Armand and produces some of the most consistently age-worthy wine in the appellation. Domaine de Montille rounds out the prestige producers alongside Joseph Voillot and Lejeune.

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