2022 Pommard En Brescul, Domaine Joannès Violot-Guillemard
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Winemaker:Domaine Joannès Violot-Guillemard
En Brescul is a low-yielding, stony hillside plot, facing due east, situated above Pommard Pezerolles and Les Epenots. It ripens later than those First Growths, of course, but 2022’s dry summer suited the plot well. Global warming is certainly helping to bring better ripeness, and so is intelligent input by the grower. For the first time, 100% whole clusters were included here “to bring extra finesse and freshness,” we were told by Joannès. “Super-gentle extractions were also key in 2022.” This Domaine is at the forefront of those demonstrating how to make Pommards of charm and softness. Tasted while still in barrel, colour is relatively pale, with the nose being strikingly perfumed. Palate has rich, initial fruitiness, a full, fragrant middle and very fine structure, finishing long and fine (for drinking 2025-2030+).
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| Wine Name | Pommard En Brescul, Domaine Joannès Violot-Guillemard |
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| Product Code | YE0222RA |
| 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.