Pommard "Vieilles Vignes" (Old Vines)
AGE OF THE VINE
45 years old
GEOLOGYThe vines are located in the village of Pommard, north of the village on the side of Volnay (Vaumuriens). Type Soil : Very clayey soils with some limestone on the surface. The pruning is done in Guyot (Poussard) with different works during the green season. (Disbudding, trellising, topping).
VINIFICATION
Manual harvest, sorting on vine then on a sorting table (depending on certain years, u of an optical sorter) and then at the winery.
AGEING
The grapes after a light crushing and destemming are put whole in stainless steel tanks. A small part of the whole harvest can be incorporated depending on the state of the raw material. After a cold maceration of a few days, the active phase of fermentation takes place with temperature control. During this period, the wine is pumped over and/or punched down. After pneumatic pressing the wines are put into barrels (about 30% new wood) where the maturing process takes place. 15 months for this wine, during which time the malolactic fermentation took place. One month before bottling, the wine from the different barrels is assembled in vats. There is no gluing, just a light lenticular filtration before bottling. Some modifications on the overall technique can be made depending on the vintage. The bottling is done according to the lunar calendar.
TASTING NOTE
A beautiful dark ruby color. The nose exudes aromas of black fruits and spices accompanied by woody and smoky notes. The entry of mouth offers a powerful matter with present and well-coated tannins accompanied by pleasant woody notes. This wine presents a beautiful structure as well as a good aromatic persistence.
FOOD PAIRING
It goes well with marinated meat, game, braised ham, hare terrine. Serving temperature : 14°c.
