2012 Pommard, Clos des Epeneaux, 1er Cru, Comte Armand, Burgundy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Pinot Noir
Ready - at best (Drink 2018 - 2039)
Neal Martin
91/100
Jeannie Cho Lee MW
92/100
Antonio Galloni
94-96/100
Product: 20121026524

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2012 Pommard, Clos des Epeneaux, 1er Cru, Comte Armand, Burgundy
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2012
Maturity Ready - at best (2018 - 2039)
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Full Bodied
Producer Domaine Comte Armand

Critics reviews

Neal Martin 91/100
Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux from Domaine Comte Armand has more red rather than black fruit on the nose with plenty of wild blackberry and raspberry aromas coming through, though there is some new oak still to be resolved. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chewy tannin, good acidity but again, the oak still conspicuous and more expressive than the terroir at the moment. Then again, with knowledge of the producer, I know how this wine sheds its tannins and benefits from several years in bottle. This is one of those Burgundy wines that could go either way, but given the grower, will give it the benefit of the doubt because of those aromatics.
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (Oct 2015)
Jeannie Cho Lee MW 92/100
Densely layered, powerful wine; tightly wound flavours. The texture is balanced by concentrated dark berry and earthy flavours.

Drink 2018 - 2026.
Drink 2018 - 2026
Jeannie Cho Lee MW, Decanter.com (Dec 2014)
Antonio Galloni 94-96/100
In most vintages, there are three distinct cuvees that make up the final blend for the flagship Pommard Clos des Epeneaux, but in 2012 there are just two. The first cuvee, from the top of the vineyard, is intensely tannic and structured. Floral notes lead to dark red cherries and crushed rocks in a wine that is all about crystalline purity and delineation. The second cuvee, from the bottom of the hill, presents more depth and volume. A representation of the final blend is striking. Sadly, the entire production will be bottled only in magnums, of which there will be just 4,000 to go around, versus the normal production of about 22,000 bottles. Readers who can find the 2012 should not hesitate, as it is shaping up to be one of the wines of the vintage.

Drink 2022 - 2042
Drink 2022 - 2042
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Jan 2014)

About this wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.
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Domaine Comte Armand

Owned by the family of the Comte Armand since 1825, Clos des Epeneaux is among Pommard’s most revered vineyards. Post-phylloxera, it wasn’t replanted until 1930. Further vineyards were acquired in ’94: Auxey-Duresses, Auxey-Duresses Premier Cru, Volnay and Volnay’s Frémiets. The modern era effectively began with Pascal Marchand, who was succeeded as winemaker by Benjamin Leroux. When Ben left in 2014 to focus on his own business, Paul Zinetti took the reins.
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