Courcel, Pommard Grand Clos des Epenots other_regions two blocks of Pinot Noir

two blocks of Pinot Noir from Aÿ

truffles and wood smoke over spice cake

offering intense black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors that unfurl slowly and become sweeter with aeration

expansive and broad wine of striking inner perfume and sweetness

The utterly seductive medium weight flavors possess a silky mouth feel and superb balance which in much the same fashion as the Beaux Monts is enhanced by the very fine grained tannins before culminating in an explosive

Courcel, Pommard Grand Clos des Epenots other_regions two blocks of Pinot Noir(from an enormous 4. 92 ha parcel with vines ranging from 50 to 65 years of age). A complex if not especially fresh nose speaks of red cherry, plum liqueur dark currant, earth and a whisper of old leather. As one would reasonably expect given the domaines consistently low yields there is fine volume and concentration to the strikingly rich big bodied flavors that deliver solid length and depth on the distinctly firm and warm finish. To describe this