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Lejeune
A Pommerol winery in Pommard - that would have caused confusion. So the name Lejeune remained, even though the Jullien de Pommerol family has long been in charge. Founded in 1783, the estate has passed from aunt to niece over five generations. In the former convent of the Brotherhood of Saint Sacrement, which was secularised after the revolution, stands one of the oldest open wooden vats in Burgundy - surrounded by 17 white birch hoops. Grapes are still crushed here with their feet. The domaine has been certified organic since 2021, and Louis de Belleroche has been managing the 8.7 hectares since 2023 - with respect for tradition and the ambition to show Pommard's Premiers Crus in all their depth.
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From monastery to domaine: 240 years of history
The buildings on the church square in Pommard once belonged to the Confrérie du Saint Sacrement, a religious brotherhood. Sold as church property after the French Revolution in 1793, Maxime Lejeune acquired the estate and expanded it to 50 hectares. Inheritance divisions reduced the property to six hectares before the Jullien de Pommerol family expanded it again to ten hectares. François Jullien de Pommerol, professor of oenology at the Lycée Viticole in Beaune, shaped the estate from 1977 onwards with scientific precision and traditional craftsmanship. His son-in-law Aubert Lefas continued this course - with a lightness that lent the wines new elegance.
The oldest wooden vat in Burgundy
In the cellar of the Domaine is a Open wooden tub, surrounded by 17 white birch tyres - the oldest of its kind in the entire region. Here the fermentation takes place as macération semi-carbonique instead: 20 to 40 per cent whole grapes are crushed with the feet, the juice begins to ferment above the mash. Three to four weeks of contact, then maturation in barrels with a maximum of 20 per cent new wood. Neither fining nor filtration, only light sulphurisation. The Pommard 1er Cru „Les Argillières“ exemplifies this style: high-toned, agile, with fascinatingly lively acidity.
Three Premiers Crus, three characters
The centrepiece is formed by three Premier Cru locations1.4 hectares in Les Argillières, 1.1 hectares in Les Poutures and 0.25 hectares in Les Rugiens Bas - the latter is considered a primus inter pares, the best terroir in the whole of Pommard. The high iron oxide content colours the soil red and gives the wines their characteristic depth. The Pommard 1er Cru „Les Poutures“ is fuller and darker due to the higher clay content, while Les Argillières contrasts with mineral precision. Both are united by the typical Earthiness of Pommard, embedded in fruit and elegant wood.
Organic farming and a new chapter
Aubert Lefas began to do without chemicals early on. This was followed in 2021 by the Official organic certification. Only sulphur and copper in the vineyard, indigenous yeasts in the cellar, minimal use of sulphur during bottling. Parts of the vineyards are ploughed with horses - for less soil compaction and more „good farming sense“, as they say at the domaine. 2023 took over Louis de Belleroche the management. The philosophy remains: Pommard in its most elegant form, where earthiness and liveliness balance each other out. Those who like the neighbours Jean-Marc & Thomas Bouley knows that this corner of the Côte de Beaune is first-class Pinot Noir country.