Burgundy
Pommard en Boeuf - 2020 - Boris Champy
Domaine Boris Champy
A Pommard of great finesse, with a frank nose marked by raspberry and blackcurrant, and very fine tannins on the palate, far from the tannic power of certain wines of the appellation. Worth decanting in its youth to allow it to reveal all its complexity.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Biodynamic wine
- Appellation
- Pommard
- Degree of alcohol
- 12.5 %
- To drink from
- 2024 to 2035
- rock’n’roll
100% Pinot Noir from biodynamically farmed vines planted in the Climat En Boeuf in the hills above Pommard, on a well-ventilated slope. Handpicked at full ripeness. Natural vinification, with no additives other than a small dose of sulphur: 70% of the bunches kept whole, maceration in casks with little extraction, gentle pressing, 12 months of aging in barrels with half new oak. Bottled at the estate.
Boris Champy
Boris Champy, a child of the 1974 vintage, is at the helm of his eponymous estate in Nantoux, in the Hautes-Côtes-de-Beaune region. The winemaker's background is nothing short of admirable: originally from the Champagne region, he worked in Napa Valley for 10 years before becoming technical director of Louis Latour and then manager of Clos des Lambrays for many years. In fact, he pioneered...
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