POMMARD PREMIER CRU
LES CHARMOTS 2012
POMMARD PREMIER CRU
LES CHARMOTS 2012
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Varietal
Tasting notes
Visual: Ruby red hue.
Nose: The nose is typically of black fruit with a touch of dried flowers, finishing with light spice and menthol which gives a fine freshness.
Palate: A rich, dense structure. There are tannins apparent which are balanced by a mellowness when tasting. The finish is long and fruit- dominant.
Food and wine pairing
Serving suggestions
Ageing potential
Origins
The climat “Les Charmots” is located mid-slope just north of the village with an heavenly south-east exposure. Here the soil is rich in clay which gives their strength to the wines, and tinted with red for its richness in iron.
The name "Les Charmots" can come from hornbeams that might have grown there once or from the fact that it was an uncultivated land before people started growing vines (from tje latin word CALMIS/CALMA which means stony land).
Vinification and maturing
Vintage : 2012
An exceptional vintage.
The winegrowers certainly suffered Mother Nature’s whims in 2012, with hail, shatter, summer rain, sudden shifts in temperature, almost constant humidity, and mildew, both downy and powdery. But a hot and sunny August in Burgundy saved the day and the harvest. As a consequence, yields were very small but the extreme concentration foretells exceptional quality.