Parent Pommard Chaponnieres 1er Cru 2015 (750ML)

91-94 BH / 90-92 WA

A mildly toasty nose consists of super-fresh and airy aromas featuring the cool essence of red pinot fruit that reflects discreet notes of earth and spiced tea. There is excellent detail if less refinement to the more concentrated broad-shouldered flavors that possess excellent depth and length on the serious and mouth coating finish. This is very Chaponnières, which is to say robust and powerful but not especially rustic or youthfully austere; that said, note well that ample patience will be necessary. Burghound – Sweet Spot - Outstanding

The 2015 Pommard 1er Cru Les Charponnières, which contains 50% whole cluster fruit, has an elegant, quite intense bouquet with expressive dark cherry and red plum notes, an underlying mineralité that becomes more apparent with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with supple ripe tannin, good body, perhaps requiring a little more precision on the finish, but that may come with time. Yet another simply delicious Pommard in the making from this domaine. Neal Martin - The Wine Advocate