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Centrally placed in the
Côte de Beaune, Pommard
produces one of the most well known French wines. The vineyards of this
appellation encircle the village of Pommard,
which sits between beaune and volnay in the côte de beaune area
of France's
burgundy region. Pommard
produces one of the most famous A.O.C. wines in the whole of France There
also others AOC appellations meursault,
Nuits
saint georges, Clos
vougeot
Bouchard Pere et Fils, to
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POMMARD
Localisation
: Côte de Beaune
Total vineyard area : 337 ha. of which 135 ha. Premier Cru
Varieties and types of wine : exclusively Pinot Noir producing red wine
Classification : Villages, Premier Cru
Premier Cru "Climats"
Les rolles : Takes its name from the family who originally owned the land.
Full bodied when young the Bouchard Père & Fils Domaine Pommard
Pézerolles (of an area of 0.31 hectares) develops tenderness and
finesse with time. Its bouquet is generally very intense with aromas of
fruit combined with slightly woody touches. Structured and rich, it offers
good potential for ageing.
Les Combes Dessus : Bouchard Père & Fils owns 0.75 hectares
in this "Appellation", situated near to Volnay on chalky soil
with some ferrous deposits. It gives sturdy, robust wines with a bouquet
of fruit, animal touches and hint of oak.
Les Rugiens-Hauts : Classed as "Première Cuvée"
as early as 1855 by Dr Lavalle (Histoire et statistiques de la vigne et
des grands vins de la Côte d'Or), this "Climat" is without
doubt one of the most famous of Pommard.
Its reputation is such that there was even a question of adding the name
to the Village
of Pommard. Bouchard Père & Fils has been an owner here
since 1853 and today still has 0.41 ha. which were bought at the time.
Of exemplary composition, Pommard Rugiens is a perfect example of strength
and character with exemplary potential for ageing.
With the French Revolution of 1789, the property was divided up, as the
rest of the vineyards in the Côte d'Or.
The vines are planted on chalk and clay coloured red by ferrous oxide
and generally free draining. The soil and subsoil give Pommard exemplary
colour, solidity and aromatic expression. As Victor Hugo, the 19th century
French poet liked to say : Pommard wines have "gusto, inspiration
and sometimes genius".
Localization
: Côte de Beaune
Total vineyard area e : 437 ha dont 132 ha en premier cru
Varieties and types of wine :
pinot noir for the red wines
chardonnay almost exclusively for the white wines
Classification : Villages, Premier Cru
The ground in Meursault
varies greatly from one place to another. Sometimes one finds stony, chalky
ground, (les Perrières "Climat"), sometimes chalky clay
(les Charmes) or chalk and marl(les Gouttes d'Or) and even gravely chalk
with clay (les Genevrières). Thus the different localities in Meursault
give incomparable diversity and richness even though the exposure to the
sun is globally homogeneous.
Localization
: Côte de Nuits
Total vineyard area : 67.10 ha. of which 11.70 ha. Premier Cru and 50.60
ha. Grand Cru
Area in production : 65 ha
Variety and types of wine : almost exclusively Pinot producing red wine
(only 3.10 ha. are planted with Chardonnay)
Classification : village, premier cru et grand cru.
As early as the 12th century, the monks at Cîteaux worked hard
at the vines in Vougeot which had been donated to them. Ardent tillers
of the land, they are largely responsible for the development of this
magnificent vineyard whose reputation was well established as early as
the 14th century. Among the famous people who adored this wine, are Thomas
Jefferson, President of the United Sates and Louis XVI, King of France.
One of the rare vineyards surrounded by walls, Clos
Vougeot covers 51 hectares and is now made up of about 24 different
plots !
Bouchard Père & Fils has been one of the happy owners since
1996, with a vineyard situated in the upper part of Clos
Vougeot, a testimony to its quest for excellence and its veneration
of the Great Burgundy
wines.
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