Tasting note
A Pommard that does not bluster but pirouettes: Boris Champy – ten years at Dominus under Christian Mouëix, then Clos des Lambrays – took over the estate in 2019 from Didier Montchovet, which in 1984 became the first Demeter-certified domaine in Burgundy. The result is a village wine of refreshing lightness of foot, shaped by an estate that sees the answer to climate change in the high-altitude vineyards of the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune.
- Colour & appearance
- Transparent ruby-garnet, radiant and clear – a Pinot Noir you could read through.
- Nose
- Like a bowl of freshly picked wild raspberries, joined by cassis and mulberries. The fruit appears joyful and juicy, and only then do undergrowth, sandalwood, dark cocoa and a spoonful of plum compote make themselves known.
- Palate
- Ethereal, with fine extract beneath the present fruit. The ripe acidity carries from the attack well into the finish, while the gripping yet polished tannins provide support without ever seeming harsh. A Pommard on the fresher side of the appellation.
- Finish
- Cool and ethereal, with a fruity, gently bitter aftertaste – the tannins accompany the acidity as silent partners.
- Terroir & origin
- The climat En Boeuf lies in the upper part of Pommard, fully on the slope, in a well-ventilated valley basin. The vines are traditionally planted at low height (10,000 vines per hectare) and trained in simple Guyot pruning.
- Grape variety & vinification
- Pinot Noir, hand-harvested at optimal ripeness. Gentle extraction with 70 % whole bunches in wooden casks, maturation for an average of 12 months, 50 % of which in new casks. 12.5 % vol., dry.
- Food recommendations
- With Sauerbraten, with wild boar chops with caramelised onions and spring Savoy cabbage – or with Pasta alla Norma.
- Special features
- A Pommard that dissolves the cliché of the muscular village wine: where the appellation often shows power, this wine relies on transparency and drinkability. Behind it stands an estate that has farmed biodynamically since 1984 and was the first in Burgundy to be Demeter-certified. You can sense it in the glass: this wine does not want to impress, it wants to be drunk.
