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Our wines
Pommard Chanlins-Bas
Service
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Cellaring
Optimal consumption: 5 to 12 years
Ageing potential: 15 years
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Tasting temperature
16°C (61-62°F)
Grape variety
Pinot Noir
Vineyard
Producing commune: Pommard.
Site: in the southern section of Pommard, the Pommard Chanlins-Bas Premier Cru is located near the Rugiens.
History & tradition: there must have been vines planted here for a long time. More than 2,000 years ago, the Gauls selected and propagated the Pinot Noir grape in this location. A temple dedicated to Pomona, the Celtic goddess, may be at the origin of the name. .
Soil: clay and limestone.
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Tasting
by Véronique Boss-Drouhin
Our Pommard Chanlins-Bas offers a nice bright deep red colour. Its nose develops aromas of red and black fruits (redcurrant, blackberry, blueberry), velvety and fresh, evolving towards notes of chocolate, leather and pepper. On the palate, the tannins are both powerful and harmonious. Very long aftertaste.
Vintage
2019 holds the promise of the great Burgundian vintages ending in 9. The great maturity has given ample and silky wines. They are charming and full of delicacy. A great vintage.
Vintage reviewViticulture
Throughout its 93-hectare (230 acres) estate, Maison Joseph Drouhin has adopted organic viticulture practices since the late 1980s and biodynamic viticulture since the 1990s. Our credo is to provide « natural answers to natural problems ». All our practices show the greatest respect for the soil, the vine and the environment. Our deliberately low production yields allow our grapes to reveal the precise expression of each terroir.
Winemaking
Harvest: grapes harvested by hands in open-work crates. If necessary, a careful sorting is proceeded.
Vinification: total destemming. In accordance with the terroir and the profile of the vintage, we do 2 to 3 weeks of fermentation and maceration in small open vats, marked by punching of the cap and pumping-over. The yeasts are indigenous (natural). Pressing in a vertical press. Separation of the ends of the presses based on tasting.
Ageing: in oak barrels including 20% of new barrels.
The ageing lasts between 12 to 16 months.
Origin of the wood: oak grown in French high forest.
Throughout the ageing process, decisions are taken only after careful tasting evaluation. The data obtained is completed through technical analysis. As with every other Joseph Drouhin wine, absolute priority is given to the true expression of terroir and character of the vintage.