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2011 Comte Armand Pommard Clos Des EpeneauxPinot Noir from France

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Wine: "Le Clos des Epeneaux is one of the ten largest monopolies Premier Cru or Grand Cru Cote de Beaune and Cote de Nuits. Located in the heart of the Great and Small Epeneau...

  • 92-94 Allen Meadows - Burghound
  • 92 Stephen Tanzer - Vinous Media
  • 92 Antonio Galloni - Vinous
  • 91 Neal Martin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
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Ratings:

92-94

"Not surprisingly, the nose is similar to that of the Pommard "1er" though it's more complex with a perfumed character to the distinctly earth-inflected red currant, blue berry and plum aromas. There is good power and plenty of punch to the broad-shouldered and muscular medium-bodied flavors that are shaped by relatively fine-grained tannins on the perfectly balanced and highly persistent finish. This is really very impressive and while it's not quite at the same level as the 2010 version, it's a more than worthy successor."

92 Stephen Tanzer - Vinous Media

"Bright medium red. Shy aromas of redcurrant, plum and spicy underbrush are less pristine than those of the young 2012. Supple and energetic, with dark cherry, raspberry and soil tones accented by minerals and peppery herbs. Nicely perfumed and savory wine with a restrained sweetness and very good verve. The dusty tannins should support mid-term aging. Winemaker Benjamin Leroux told me in November that this wine shut down hard after bottling but was starting to come back. The crop level here was about 32 hectoliters per hectare following some sorting." (03/14)

92 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

"A beautiful, mid-weight Burgundy, the 2011 Pommard Clos des Epeneaux flows across the palate with layered, silky fruit and expressive aromatics. The 2011 is a very pretty, accessible Clos des Epeneaux that offers considerable near and medium-term appeal. In 2011, winemaker Benjamin Leroux used just a dollop of whole clusters, around 10%." (11/13)

91 Neal Martin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. The Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux offers a pleasant marine influence on the nose with touches of iodine and seaweed infusing the dark black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm but not austere tannins. There is good density here, the best balanced Pommard of the flight, the finish showing fine delineation, structure and typicity. This the most complete wine of the flight, although winemaker Benjamin Leroux crafted a superior wine in 2012." (11/14)

Product Description:

Wine:
"Le Clos des Epeneaux is one of the ten largest monopolies Premier Cru or Grand Cru Cote de Beaune and Cote de Nuits. Located in the heart of the Great and Small Epeneaux , it however has a rather different geology neighbors.

Several plantations ranged between 1930 and 1986, and each year 4-5 wines are made from different ages vineyards. Thus, apart from the young vines and folded in the second wine, Clos des Epeneaux result of an assembly of at least 3 batches with an average age of the vines is about 55 years.

The wines are produced there have both power and finesse , the quintessence of what can reveal Pinot Black through the Black Pinot . They also have spicy characteristics of Clos des Epeneaux ." - Winery

Winery:
"The Domaine originally belonged to the Marey-Monge family who, over time acquired the magnificent Pommard vineyard known as Clos des Epeneaux, which is one of the larger "monopole" or solely-owned vineyards in Burgundy. In the mid 19th century it was given to the Comte Armand as part of a dowry, but it wasn’tt until 1985, under the leadership of a young Canadian named Pascal Marchand that the potential of this great Domaine was realized. Over the following 13 years, the Domaine’s reputation rose to international prominence and became widely recognized as the leading estate in Pommard and Clos des Epeneaux as it most prestigious and collectible wine. Since 1989, Benjamin Leroux - another talented young vigneron - has been in charge, embracing the biodynamic farming methods begun by Pascal and refining the powerful structure inherent in the wines." - Importer

Product Detail

Item # 77338
Country France
Region Burgundy
Sub-Region Pommard
Ratings

92-94 - Allen Meadows - Burghound

92 - Stephen Tanzer - Vinous Media

92 - Antonio Galloni - Vinous

91 - Neal Martin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Vintage 2011
Color Red
ABV 13.0%
Varietal(s) Pinot Noir
Size 750mL
Closure Cork
Features
Taste ripe cherry, plum, strawberry, raspberry and mushroom
Nose barnyard, cherry, plum, game and tomato