Joannes Violot-Guillemard - Pommard les Epenots 1er Cru 2020

DECANTER: „The wine has an intensely ripe, inky, black plum fruit, with notes of spice and an element of ground coffee. The texture is firm, with plenty of tannic grip, but there is generosity and silkiness as well. Lovely and very well done; among the top wines in the cellar. The domaine has 0.25ha of 70-year-old vines in Les Petits Epenots, although it is labeled simply Epenots (as many do). This is fermented entirely as whole clusters after a cold soak and aged in 45% new casks."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: „Aromas of cherries, sweet red berries, orange rind, peonies and warm spices introduce the 2020 Pommard 1er Cru Les Epenots, a medium to full-bodied, velvety and concentrated wine that's lively and seamless, with powdery structuring tannins and an elegant, integrated profile. It's a worthy successor to the superb 2019."