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It was the domaine's only vineyard until 1994. The modern era began in 1985 with Pascal Marchand, a Quebecois who had arrived in Burgundy as a literature student and became the first non-French winemaker to run a major Pommard estate; Benjamin Leroux followed from 1999, oversaw the conversion to biodynamics, and made this wine.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e❤️ Why We Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n• A walled monopole under one family since 1826, and under single ownership since before the Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\n• Blended from parcels vinified separately by vine age, with the youngest declassified out\u003cbr\u003e\n• From the Benjamin Leroux era\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🍽️ Food Pairing Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n• Roast beef, venison and game\u003cbr\u003e\n• Boeuf bourguignon and slow-braised dishes\u003cbr\u003e\n• Aged hard cheeses\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e👤 Who This Wine Is For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n✓ Collectors of benchmark Pommard with decades of life ahead\u003cbr\u003e\n✕ Not a bottle to open casually\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine du Comte Armand","offers":[{"title":"1500ml \/ 2 bottles","offer_id":48103912243252,"sku":"COL-ARMAND-Epeneaux-12-Magnum-2PK","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1500ml \/ 1 bottle","offer_id":48211464552500,"sku":"COL-ARMAND-Epeneaux-12-Magnum","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/1739\/2436\/files\/domaine-du-comte-armand-clos-des-epeneaux-2012-fixed_81d1f040-a209-4496-bed0-73a06be51e2d.jpg?v=1787773351"},{"product_id":"domaine-du-comte-armand-pommard-premier-cru-clos-des-epeneaux-monopole-2014-burgundy-france","title":"Domaine du Comte Armand – Pommard Premier Cru Clos des Épeneaux Monopole 2014 – Burgundy France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\n2014 is the handover vintage at Comte Armand — the year Paul Zinetti took the cellar from Benjamin Leroux, having worked alongside him since 2010. 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It stayed the domaine's sole vineyard until 1994. The vineyard was not replanted after phylloxera until 1930, and the run of winemakers since 1985 has made it the reference point for Pommard: Pascal Marchand, then Benjamin Leroux, then Paul Zinetti. 2014 sits exactly on that last transition, and it is also a vintage of real merit — cool, small-cropped and built on freshness rather than power.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e❤️ Why We Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n• A walled monopole under one family for two centuries\u003cbr\u003e\n• The changeover vintage between two celebrated winemakers\u003cbr\u003e\n• Three bottles only\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🍽️ Food Pairing Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n• Roast beef, venison and game\u003cbr\u003e\n• Boeuf bourguignon and slow-braised dishes\u003cbr\u003e\n• Aged hard cheeses\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:40px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e👤 Who This Wine Is For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n✓ Drinkers who want structured Pommard with freshness\u003cbr\u003e\n✓ Collectors following the domaine's changes of hand\u003cbr\u003e\n✕ Not ideal if you want ripeness and flesh\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine du Comte Armand","offers":[{"title":"750ml \/ 3 bottles","offer_id":48103912308788,"sku":"COL-ARMAND-Epeneaux-14-3PK","price":784.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"750ml \/ 1 bottle","offer_id":48211464585268,"sku":"COL-ARMAND-Epeneaux-14","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/1739\/2436\/files\/8898464317492-d-audit-final.png?v=1791265497"},{"product_id":"domaine-du-comte-armand-pommard-premier-cru-clos-des-epeneaux-monopole-2016-burgundy-france","title":"Domaine du Comte Armand – Pommard Premier Cru Clos des Épeneaux Monopole 2016 – Burgundy France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\nPaul Zinetti's Clos des Épeneaux from the frost year. 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He inherited a vineyard with an unusual advantage: because the Clos is large enough to hold vines of many different ages, each block is fermented separately and only then assembled, with the youngest declassified into the domaine's Pommard bottlings. 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