2011 Pommard Les Epenots
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(totally destemmed): Good bright medium red. Aromas of redcurrant, cherry, menthol, licorice and spices. Reserved but energetic on the palate, showing a distinctly imploded character to its juicy, high-pitched flavors of cherry, licorice, stone and flowers. Excellent acidity and firm tannic spine give this wine the structure to age.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The only wine that's still in cask. Slightly over the top – perhaps because drawn straight from cask. A bit wild and heavy. Chewy finish. For the moment it's a bit heavy but I can see it has great potential. (JR)
(completely destemmed; from Les Petits Epenots, on the Beaune side of this premier cru): Good bright red. Complex aromas of medicinal red cherry, redcurrant, minerals and underbrush. Intensely flavored, stylish and sweet, with a fine-grained texture enlivened by nicely integrated acidity. Smooth on the finish but this will need further elevage and time in bottle to integrate its disparate aromatic elements.