POMMARD > Antonin RODET

POMMARD 2021

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2021 2022 2023

Grape variety

100% Pinot Noir.

Tasting notes

Colour : Elegant dark ruby dress with purple hues.

Nose : Very fruity (blackberry, blueberry, gosseberry) with pleasant chocolate and pepper notes.

Palate : Pleasantly fruity in the mouth, with massive and dense tannins rounding up with time.

Wine and food pairing

Enjoy ideally with game, a beautiful piece of beaf and strong cheese.

Serving temperature

Serve at around 15°-16°C.

Ageing potential

5 to 7 years.

Origin

A famous Côte de Beaune appellation which takes its name from the village of Pommard.

The appellation extends over 313 hectares and is devoted solely to red wines, with 125 hectares classified as Premier Cru.

The vineyard is situated at an altitude of 250 to 330 m, on gravel and well drained clay-limestone soils.

Vinification and maturing

The grapes are collected in small ventilated crates, then painstakingly sorted at a table. Next, the grapes are entirely destemmed but not crushed (they remain whole) and transferred by gravity into a wooden vat. Maceration lasts around 3 weeks, with more-or-less frequent cap punching. The wine is aged for 14 to 16 months in oak barrels (20% new oak). Lastly, the wine is bottled with very light filtration.

Vintage : 2021

Nature certainly set a challenge for the winegrower and the winemaker with this vintage.

It began with very warm temperatures at the end of February which led to an early bud break. The historic frost in April then destroyed young shoots that had emerged too early, significantly affecting the future harvest. Changing weather continued to characterize the vintage through to the harvests. There were spells of rain from May to mid-August, obliging winegrowers to be constantly on the alert.

This vintage also required a major technical effort. The vinifications had to be carried out with meticulous attention and precision with a particular care over the extraction of colouring matter, the balance of the structure and the aromatic expression of the red wines, and of the freshness, balance of acidity and aromatic potential of the white wines.