Pommard
2022 Claudie Jobard, Pommard, Vieilles Vignes 6x75cl
"Vineyard on the Volnay side of Pommard. Superb structure and balance; gently extracted tannins and quite powerful energy through the mid palate and into the quite long finish. Again, ripe red fruit with a hint of spice and savoury character, very harmonious already. " (Mr.Wheeler tasting note)
£235 / Case£39.17 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: En Primeur
2022 Claudie Jobard, Pommard Premier Cru, Les Charmots 6x75cl
"Vineyard just above Grands Epenottes, a couple hundred yards from Beaune Les Epenottes up the Côte. On the nose more cherry, but neither black nor morello. Just juicy, ripe, fleshy red. This... follows through on the palate with a gorgeously fleshy, succulent texture and superbly integrated, fruit-coated velvety tannins. Very elegant indeed, and with all the power and energy de rigueur in this appellation. Simply superb. " (Mr.Wheeler tasting note)
£295 / Case£49.17 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: En Primeur
2022 Claudie Jobard, Bourgogne Côte d’Or Milliane 6x75cl
"All Pommard fruit, single vineyard by the main road. 100% Destemmed. On the nose superb purity of fruit, glorious raspberry leading the charge on the palate. Lovely mouthfeel, soft and medium bodied... with zingy acidity percolating through. Utterly delicious, commendable length, and very lightly grippy structure. Gorgeous. " (Mr.Wheeler tasting note)
£100 / Case£16.67 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: En Primeur
2021 Claudie Jobard, Pommard Premier Cru, Les Charmots 12x75cl
A remarkable terroir, oriented south/south-east and planted with very old vines (dating back to 1919), producing a tender, rich, concentrated, age-worthy pinot noir.
£600 / Case£50 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2008 Domaine Coche-Dury, Pommard Premier Cru, Les Vaumuriens 1x75cl
£300 / BottleDuty Status: Duty PaidAvailability: Immediate
2021 Domaine Albert Bichot (Pavillon), Pommard Premier Cru, Les Rugiens 6x75cl
"Dark fruit, muscular structure, and a degree of richness that is elegantly countered by decent tannins. So wonderfully is Rugiens expressed, Domaine du Pavillon declare your palate to be nowhere else but in Pommard. Give their 2021 a few years and yours is a palate to enjoy even more intense drinking pleasure." (Mr.Wheeler tasting note)
£480 / Case£80 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: En Primeur
2018 Domaine Albert Bichot (Pavillon), Pommard Premier Cru, Les Rugiens 6x75cl
"Cask sample. Bright crimson. Indistinct nose. But a very juicy appealing palate in which the fruit almost disguises the polished tannins." 16.5 pts., Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com
£360 / Case£60 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2020 Domaine Joseph Voillot, Pommard Premier Cru, Les Epenots 6x75cl
Domaine Joseph Voillot holds 10 hectares of vineyards spanning the communes of Volnay and Pommard. Jean Pierre Charlot’s wines offer understatement and elegance, and in 2020 they have also... delivered fruit richness and an intensity rarely captured in Volnay and Pommard. These wines are impossible to ignore, showing modern classicism whilst perfectly expressing the wine’s unique terroirs. These are wines which speak so eloquently of their individual sites and are the essence of pinot noir. For buyers keen to experience the purity and poise of Volnay and Pommard in a great vintage, look no further than Domaine Joseph Voillot.
£410 / Case£68.33 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2020 Claudie Jobard, Pommard Premier Cru, Les Charmots 12x75cl
The wines of Pommard are renowned for their structured and powerful cuvées and this example is no disappointment. A nose of fragrant cherry precedes an intense framed mouthful of deep berry fruit... and blackcurrants, with great balancing acidity and length. It is of course very young, yet is already showing signs that with time this will be absolutely delicious.
£575 / Case£47.92 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate
2020 Claudie Jobard, Bourgogne Côte d’Or Milliane 12x75cl
Sourced from 70-to 80-year-old vines from around the Pommard area, this is an outstanding example of the relatively new “superior” Bourgogne rouge appellation of Côte d’Or. It is big and... forward with powerful toasted cherry fruit, yet with an underlying delicate structure of real class. Undoubtedly a heavyweight in lightweight territory. Not to be missed.
£210 / Case£17.50 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: Immediate