June 17, 2023 - Pop and pour. Well-structured Pommard with lots of herbs, light earth and leaves, some ripe fruit left. Delicious.
April 23, 2023 - Un Pommard des plus élégants, avec un peu plus de tension que de tannins, d’une finesse que je ne connaissais pas sur cette commune. Un peu de lies au fond donc à servir délicatement si non décanté. Vraiment impressionnant. Au début je dirais qu’il remporte la palme sur le de Montille mais ce dernier s’avère un peu plus complexe et tient davantage la route à l’aération, en particulier le 2e soir. Excellent.
March 20, 2023 - Clos des Epeneaux survey (Chicago, IL): Hands down the lightest wine on the table tonight. The nose doesn't show very much green, but there is a modest herbal tinge overall here. On the palate though, this is clearly a product of the vintage -- so light and lacking the weight of the other wines on the table tonight. There's pretty red fruit, but with air and time, more of the green notes show up. Not bad for a 2011, but verticals be damned, I'm totally ok letting this one slide.
February 19, 2023 - Domaine Michel Gaunoux Pommard 1er Cru Les Grands Épenots 2010 vs. Comte Armand Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux 2011: 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
February 9, 2023 - Nose has turned sweet, floral, red cherry. Palate is red cherries, tannins a little rough. Some minerality.
May 16, 2021 - Still young and not fully unfolded yet. Drank over three days, best on the 2nd day. In the nose mushrooms, forest moss and earthy notes. On the palate surprisingly juicy fruit. Redberries and blackberries, and a hint of blueberry jam sweetness toward the end. The complexity not (yet?) there to bring the full love. If I remember correctly the 2011 is the second of the three vintages where the responsibility was in transition to the current winemaker Paul Zinetti from his predecessor Benjamin Leroux. Having had the opportunity of tasting 20+ different vintages during a dinner at the domaine back in 2019 I must admit that I personally much prefer the style and craftmanship from Paul. 92-93P
April 11, 2021 - Very good wine. A surprise. Density, complexity, and kept improving with air. Dark cherries, forest floor. This wine is going to continue to improve.
December 30, 2020 - Wine Library, Sydney. Decanted. Deep dark ruby. Nose: mushrooms are prominent, supported by blackberries, cranberries, raspberries and charred oak in the background. I got a very faint hint of sweetness towards the end of the bottle (brown sugar, caramel perhaps). Very aromatic. Palate: rich and intense, medium to full bodied, some chewy tannins but all balanced and not overpowering. Excellent but still young. I'd leave this another five years.
October 4, 2020 - To early
December 6, 2019 - Woodwinters Edinburgh Fine Wine Bash (Woodwinters Edinburgh): Cherry juice colour. Barnyard on the nose? Cheese/mushroom. Not much fruit. Lovely taste, good acid bite, a touch of tomato and berries, with lots of drying tannin, but nonetheless quite sweet. Decidedly overpriced. 80% new oak for 18 months, biodynamic, natural yeasts. [~13% abv; Woodwinters, £110].