Michel Lafarge - Pommard Les Pezerolles 2018

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Pommard wine is produced in the commune of Pommard in Côte de Beaune of Burgundy. The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Pommard is only used for red wine with Pinot noir as the main grape variety. There are no Grand Cru vineyards within Pommard, but several highly regarded Premier Cru vineyards. The AOC was created in 1937.

In 2008, there were 321.69 hectares (794.9 acres) of vineyard surface in production for Pommard wine at village and Premier Cru level, and 12,892 hectoliter of wine was produced, corresponding to just over 1.7 million bottles.

The AOC regulations also allow up to 15 per cent total of Chardonnay, Pinot blanc and Pinot gris as accessory grapes in the red wines, but this is not very often practiced. The allowed base yield is 40 hectoliter per hectare. The grapes must reach a maturity of at least 10.5 per cent potential alcohol for village-level wine and 11.0 per cent for Premier Cru wine.

Pommard wines are typically among the most powerful and tannic of the Côte de Beaune wines, providing a clear contrast to the light and elegant Volnay wines from the neighboring village.

A View from the Cellar: 93 Points

The 2018 Pézerolles from Domaine Lafarge is a very elegant and transparent young Pommard in the making. The nose wafts from the glass in a very pure blend of red plums, cherries, quince, gamebird, a gorgeous base of soil tones, a touch of oak and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and ripely tannic, with a superb core of fruit, ripe, buried tannins and impeccable balance and grip on the long, focused and nascently complex finish. This will take some time to come around (it is a Pommard premier cru after all!), but it will be a stellar wine once it has blossomed.