2018 Pommard 1er Cru La Platière, Domaine Thierry Violot-Guillemard
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Winemaker:Domaine Joannès Violot-Guillemard
This vineyard lies uphill from the well-known 1st Growth Les Arvelets, catching maximum sunshine from its south-facing exposure. The vines are partly 65-, partly 25-years old, and the wine ages magnificently (as a recently-opened bottle of 1964 convincingly showed). This 2018 is purple-ruby of medium depth, with impressive, densely fruity aromas. Structure is solid without heaviness, the fruitiness well-sustained from attack right through mid-palate to an engaging finish. Tannins are gentle, the aftertaste long (for drinking 2022-2032+).
| Weight | 1.5 kg |
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| Wine Name | Pommard 1er Cru La Platière, Domaine Thierry Violot-Guillemard |
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| Product Code | YE0418RA |
| Customs Status | Duty Paid |
| Tax Status | Inc Tax |
Winemaker
Domaine Joannès Violot-Guillemard
This estate is a little-known jewel, making wine in Pommard for 5 generations, farming organically since 1999. 6 hectares in cultivation has now grown to more than 8, thanks to a family inheritance, and Joannès has taken over prime responsibilities from his father Thierry. The latter’s philosophies still drive the methods, however. As Thierry used to say. “I want to keep my terroirs healthy. No yeasting, no reverse osmosis, not too many technical interventions and not too much wood, so as not to alter the taste of the wine. I love the delicacy and the elegance, the distinctive Pinot, and above all, the fun!” This is very much a family Domaine, with Thierry’s wife Estelle, Joannès’s mother, being hands-on throughout the vineyard year, which includes cultivating micro-organisms to vivify the composts. Joannès talks about the small changes he has introduced. “From 2019, we retained a higher proportion of whole bunches in the red wines than in the past, and I decided to rack the reds from barrel before the autumn, in preparation for bottling in November.” The pursuit of harmony is constant here.