Top Pommard and Volnay 2019 en primeur wines
Charles Curtis MW rounds up his top 2019 wines from across the Pommard and Volnay appellations.
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Pommard was generally very successful in 2019.
Brian Sieve, chef de cave at Domaine de Montille, said Pommard needed a ripe year to shine, and that ripening was aided by the dryness of the year, adding that it was one of the five driest vintages ever.
Paul Zinetti, winemaker at Comte Armand, agreed, saying the small amount of rain on 11 September allowed the grapes to finish their ripening perfectly. The Clos des Epeneaux was picked on 13 September with yields of 32hl/ha to 35hl/ha.
By contrast, there was more variation in Volnay.
The frost devastated the low-lying vineyards of Lafarge, but Frédéric Lafarge extolled the ‘subtle purity and balance’ of the 2019 vintage.
At the nearby Domaine Marquis d’Angerville there was less damage, and the vines were picked at an average 13.5% potential alcohol.
The parcels of Domaine Henri Boillot in Volnay were in danger of sunburn, so the Pinot Noir was harvested first, on 6 September, before the whites.
See Charles Curtis MW’s top scoring Pommard & Volnay 2019 tasting notes and scores
See also
Full Burgundy 2019 vintage report
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Domaine Michel Lafarge, Volnay, Clos des Chênes 1er Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
From the domaine-owned 0.9ha parcel in the northeast corner of the lieu-dit, this is a monumental wine. Winemaker Frederic Lafarge believes it incarnates all the...
2019
Domaine Michel LafargeVolnay
Domaine Marquis d'Angerville, Volnay, 1er Cru Clos des Ducs, Burgundy, France, 2019
The Clos des Ducs is the large d’Angerville monopole at the top of the premier crus, nourished by underground springs. There is a little valley...
2019
Domaine Marquis d'AngervilleVolnay
Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Volnay, 1er Cru Santenots-du-Milieu, Burgundy, France, 2019
Those who overlook Lafon’s reds do so at their own peril. The Volnay Santenots du Milieu is a prime example. The domaine owns 4ha in...
2019
Domaine des Comtes LafonVolnay
Domaine Marquis d'Angerville, Volnay, 1er Cru Les Taillepieds, Burgundy, France, 2019
D’Angerville has 1.7ha of Taillepieds located above the vines belonging to Etienne de Montille at the top of the premier cru section. The vineyard here...
2019
Domaine Marquis d'AngervilleVolnay
Domaine Marquis d'Angerville, Volnay, 1er Cru En Champans, Burgundy, France, 2019
At just under 4ha, this is the largest holding for the domaine, located in a perfect mid-slope position. The additional ripeness afforded by this privileged...
2019
Domaine Marquis d'AngervilleVolnay
Domaine Comte Armand, Pommard, 1er Cru Clos des Épeneaux, Burgundy, France, 2019
Zanetti divides the Clos des Epéneaux in four sections, which are all fermented and matured separately and then assembled. The assemblage of the three is...
2019
Domaine Comte ArmandPommard
Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Volnay, 1er Cru Clos des Chênes, Burgundy, France, 2019
Lafon’s location, higher on the slope in Clos des Chênes, gives a wine of great elegance and finesse. Notes of pomegranate, cherry and a pronounced...
2019
Domaine des Comtes LafonVolnay
Louis Jadot, Pommard, 1er Cru Grands-Épenots, Burgundy, France, 2019
Coming from a parcel at the bottom of the vineyard alongside the road, the fruit is destemmed and fermented, without a cold maceration, prior to...
2019
Louis JadotPommard
Château de Pommard, Clos Marey-Monge Cuvée Simone, Pommard, Burgundy, France, 2019
This single-parcel bottling is perhaps the showiest of wines and the estate trumpets the results of the soil analysis carried out by Claude Bourguignon for...
2019
Château de PommardPommard
Domaine Michel Lafarge, Volnay, 1er Cru Pitures, Burgundy, France, 2019
The mid-slope location at the northern edge of the appellation delivers a subtle, dense result. The destemmed fruit is fermented on ambient yeasts and gently...
2019
Domaine Michel LafargeVolnay
Domaine Michel Lafarge, Volnay, 1er Cru Clos du Château des Ducs, Burgundy, France, 2019
A labour of love, this is destemmed by hand, requiring the better part of a day for seven people. Gently fermented and aged two winters...
2019
Domaine Michel LafargeVolnay
Domaine de Montille, Volnay, 1er Cru Les Taillepieds, Burgundy, France, 2019
This 1.51ha parcel of Taillepieds is located at the top of the hill in gravelly soils. The grapes were entirely fermented as whole clusters and...
2019
Domaine de MontilleVolnay
Domaine Michel Lafarge, Pommard, 1er Cru Pézerolles, Burgundy, France, 2019
This is one of the rare wines at Lafarge made outside of Volnay, from a 0.14ha plot in Pezerolles, up the slope from Petits Epenots....
2019
Domaine Michel LafargePommard
Domaine de Montille, Pommard, 1er Cru Rugiens-Bas, Burgundy, France, 2019
This particular plot of Rugiens-Bas was a particular favourite of Hubert de Montille. The vines are now 55 years old and all the fruit is...
2019
Domaine de MontillePommard
Château de Pommard, Clos Marey-Monge Chantrerie, Pommard, Burgundy, France, 2019
The dense clay soils of this 2.41ha section, known as Chantrerie, contains the oldest vines, some of which were planted in 1900. The fruit is...
2019
Château de PommardPommard
Bouchard Père & Fils, Pommard, 1er Cru Rugiens, Burgundy, France, 2019
Rugiens is known for its ruddy soil, with a high percentage of iron. The 0.42ha parcel owned by Bouchard, however, is completely located in the...
2019
Bouchard Père & FilsPommard
Philippe Pacalet, Pommard, 1er Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
Produced with grapes from Les Charmots, located upslope from Grands Epenots, but with more of a south-facing exposition. The wine has an expressive, ripe cassis...
2019
Philippe PacaletPommard
Philippe Pacalet, Pommard, 1er Cru Épenots, Burgundy, France, 2019
Classic Pommard. 100% whole clusters, fermented slowly in wooden vats, delivering ripe blackberry and plum fruit, with a hint of garrigue and a firm, mineral...
2019
Philippe PacaletPommard
Domaine de Montille, Pommard, 1er Cru Pézerolles, Burgundy, France, 2019
De Montille has two parcels of Pézerolles totalling 1.35ha, located just above Petits Epenots, nearly at the northern limit of the appellation. The vineyard delivers...
2019
Domaine de MontillePommard