Region: Burgundy, France

Vintage: 2016

Composition: 100% Pinot Noir

History: Domaine de Courcel is a Burgundian estate situated in the commune of Pommard in the Côte de Beaune. The domaine holds four premier cru climats planted exclusively to Pinot Noir: Le Grand Clos des Epenots, Les Rugiens, Les Frémiers and Les Croix Noires. Domaine de Courcel has belonged to the Courcel family for more than four centuries. Today, the domaine’s 11 hectares (27 acres) of vineyards fall under the responsibility of Anne Bommelaer and Marie de Courcel. In addition to its range of premier cru wines, Domaine de Courcel also makes a Pommard village-level wine called “Les Vaumuriens”, a Bourgogne Rouge Pinot Noir-based wine and a Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay-based wine, with total production reaching approximately 30,000 bottles per year.

Tasting Notes:

“The Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots offers up aromas of blackcurrant cordial, blood orange, dark chocolate and spices, followed by a full-bodied, broad-shouldered palate built around an ample chassis of richly extracted powdery stem tannin, concentrated fruit and tangy acids, concluding with a long, mordant finish.” – The Wine Advocate