Domaine Michel Gaunoux Pommard 1er Cru Les Grands Épenots 2010 vs. Comte Armand Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux 2011

Tasted Sunday, February 19, 2023 by Roland67 with 112 views

Introduction

Enjoyed and compared over a Sunday slow cooked pot roast. As those two producers both are among my favorites, but yet very different in style I thought it could be interesting to compare. Fun fact. The two domains both residents in Pommard village center and are almost neighbors.

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 2011 Comte Armand Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru

    Popped and then soft recorked at noon, first glass poured after 4 hours. Started out with an intense fruit concentration with redberries, blackberries and (over)ripe cheery, but no real acidity to keep things together. Disappointing for the first 30 minutes in the glass and then the condensed fruit becomes gentler and the acidity and structure of the wine start appearing from the mist. In the end a nice glass of Pommard, not typical, but enjoyable. Maybe needs more cellar time? I think this 2011 is not comparable with the later vintages (2014 and forward) where Paul Zinetti took fully over the winemaking. He set a different style. This 2011 at this point of time: 92-94P

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  • 2010 Domaine Michel Gaunoux Pommard 1er Cru Les Grands Épenots 95 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru

    Popped and then soft recorked at noon, first glass poured after 4 hours. At first the acidity was overwhelming, but after some hours the fruit appeared, and this wine came together at a almost perfect balance. Developed further over the evening. Intriguing nose with dark berries behind a fence of both forest notes and stony minerality. On the palate the fruit comes first with redberries and cherry and a long, complex finish that keeps hanging around. Lovely wine. Surely have another decade or two to develop in the cellar. If drinking now, decant gently and enjoy the development over several hours. I love this. P 95+

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