Pommard 1er cru Fremiers 2021

DOMAINE DE COURCEL

Pommard 1er cru Fremiers
2021

Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Burgundy
Subregion
Côte de Beaune
Appellation
Pommard
Classification
1er cru
Varietal(s)
Pinot Noir
Colour
Red
Producer's website
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About this winery

Domaine de Courcel has been in the hands of the de Courcel family since the 16th century, its 9 hectares situated entirely within the commune of Pommard and comprising some of its finest premier cru sites. For four centuries, the estate has focused on producing wines typical of the Pommard appellation, wines of supreme structure and great finesse. In 1996, Gilles de Courcel decided to appoint Yves Confuron from Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot in Vosne Romanée as winemaker, not in any way to alter...

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Press reviews

Decanter

- 93 points -

Charles Curtis MW, October 2022 (Vintage 2021)

The Pommard Fremiers from the Domaine de Courcel is a bit reserved initially, but flavours of red cherry fruit and notes of earth, smoke, and spice open on the palate. The texture is silky and fine, with subtle tannin and balanced acidity. The 0.79-hectare parcel is low on the slope in deeper clay-rich soils. Among the domaine’s production, this will take a few years to open but should age nicely for ten to fifteen years after that.

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(91-93) points

April 2024 (Vintage 2022)

Once again very ripe aromas of cassis, poached (but not cooked) dark berries, earth and a whiff of menthol precede the firmer but slightly less concentrated larger-scaled flavors that flash evident power on the balanced, austere and compact finale that delivers sneaky good length. This is a big and compact wine that is frank in its delivery. As such, it’s robust, even burly, Fremiers that is pointless to buy unless you expressly intend to cellar it appropriately.

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91-94 Points

April 2023 (Vintage 2021)

This is also overtly floral in character with a plenitude of spice elements complementing the ripe dark berry scents. There is excellent tension to the dense, sleekly muscular and quite powerful flavors that deliver fine length on the balanced if noticeably austere finale. This too could use better depth but more will almost certainly develop. (91-94)/2033+

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