Domaine du Comte Armand – Pommard Premier Cru Clos des Épeneaux Monopole 2019 – Burgundy France

A warm, ripe, generous vintage on Pommard's greatest site, made by Paul Zinetti. The Clos des Épeneaux is roughly 5.2 walled hectares held by one family since 1826, and one of the few premier crus in Burgundy never to have been divided.

🍷 At a Glance

• Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
• Appellation: Pommard Premier Cru Clos des Épeneaux — monopole
• Region: Côte de Beaune, Burgundy
• Vintage: 2019
• Producer: Domaine du Comte Armand
• Winemaker: Paul Zinetti
• Vineyard: Around 5.2 hectares, walled, straddling Grands and Petits Épenots; wall finished in 1805
• Farming: Organic, Ecocert certified since 2005, farmed biodynamically
• Winemaking: Vinified in separate parcels by vine age and assembled into the final blend; the youngest vines are declassified
• Serving temperature: 15–17°C
• Style: Dry red wine

👃 Tasting Notes & Experience

• Color: Deep, saturated ruby
• Nose: Ripe dark fruit over earth and warm spice
• Palate: Generous and full, with the concentration a dry, warm season brings
• Structure: Ripe, substantial tannins
• Finish: Long and deep

The Clos sits across parts of both Grands and Petits Épenots but has always tasted like its own thing rather than a blend of the two. Its scale is the point: enough ground to carry vines of many ages, so each block ferments apart and the assemblage is made afterwards, with the youngest fruit declassified into the domaine's Pommard. Zinetti, in charge since 2014 after four years under Benjamin Leroux, has brought a subtle shift of emphasis that regular tasters notice without quite being able to name. 2019 was warm and dry, giving concentrated, powerful wines with the structure for the long term.

❤️ Why We Love It

• One of the largest premier crus in Burgundy, and never divided
• A ripe, powerful vintage on a site built for ageing
• Organic and biodynamic, blended from parcels by vine age

🍽️ Food Pairing Ideas

• Roast beef, venison and game
• Boeuf bourguignon and slow-braised dishes
• Aged hard cheeses

👤 Who This Wine Is For

✓ Collectors laying down benchmark Pommard
✓ Drinkers who want a ripe vintage with serious structure
✕ Not ideal if you want to drink it this year