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POMMARD PREMIER CRU
LES CHARMOTS 2024

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LES CHARMOTS

POMMARD PREMIER CRU
LES CHARMOTS 2024

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Varietal

Pinot Noir.

Tasting notes

Visual: deep elegant black cherry red.

Nose: intense aromas of blackcurrant, blueberry and raspberry enhanced by vanilla and toasted bread notes.

Palate: a powerful wine with a nice length, intense fruit and present but well-integrated tannins.

Food and wine pairing

Serve with furred game, bison steak, jugged hare, Burgundian cheeses such as Epoisses, Cîteaux or Langres.

Serving suggestions

Ideally serve between 16° and 17°C / 61°-63°F.

Ageing potential

In good conditions, it can wait 10 years before being tasted and thus reveal to amateurs the evolved aromas of leather and venison.

Origins

Pommard is one of the most famous villages in the Côte de Beaune, located 5 km south of Beaune on the Route des Grands Crus. The vineyard extends over 322 hectares and produces only red wines, with a proportion of 36% rated 1er Cru.

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

Hand-picked, the grapes are sorted in the vineyard and then again in the winery on a table. The grapes are then 100% de-stemmed but not crushed, so they are placed whole in wooden vats by gravity. Maceration lasts around 3 weeks, with regular punching down of the cap.

The wine is aged for 14 months in barrels without racking (20% new barrels).

Vintage : 2024

The year 2024 in Burgundy was marked by extreme weather conditions, with excessive rainfall and a significant lack of sunshine. These factors led to heavy disease pressure, particularly downy mildew, complicating the work of the winegrowers. Frost and hail also caused significant damage, particularly in regions such as Chablis and Auxerrois.

Yields were severely affected, with drops of up to 70% in some areas. The Côte Chalonnaise held up better, with more limited losses. Overall, volumes are well below the usual average, a reminder of the difficult harvests in 2021.

The late harvest necessitated rigorous sorting to preserve quality. Despite the challenges, the grapes harvested reached good ripeness thanks to a sunny spell in September. The reds stand out for their richness and concentration, comparable to great vintages such as 2010. The elegant whites are reminiscent of 2022.

Initial tastings reveal promising wines, with concentrated aromas and a fine structure. Although limited in quantity, this vintage promises to be a qualitative success.

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