Clos des Epeneaux is a walled vineyard in the Burgundian commune of Pommard, in the Côte de Beaune.
An earthy nose, with wood and a little pencil lead showing through – almost more the sort of secondary note I’d be expecting out of the Médoc. Red fruit – cherry and cranberry – comes out with a bit of swirling. Still some grainy tannins there. With time, some more fragrant notes emerge – a hint of jasmine – but the dominant impression remains earthy. Also, a final, surprising, breath of mintiness. Entering quite a good place for drinking now, though I personally would keep it a bit longer.
Pommard neighbours Volnay, but the two communes can produce quite different wines; light and fragrant in Volnay, heavier, more powerful, and more tannic in Pommard. By that measure, the Comte Armand seems to be a fairly classic Pommard.
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