Price: £54.99
(as of Nov 11, 2020 21:45:50 UTC – Details)

Serve with exquisitely prepared red meats, feathered game and wine sauces. This Pommard Clos des Ursulines is the perfect match for veal chops with shallots, lamb curry, stewed venison or roasted wild boar with port. It is also well-suited to most full-flavoured cheeses such as Époisses, Livarot or Pont l’Eveque. Pinot Noir is the dominant red wine grape of Burgundy, now adopted (and extensively studied) in wine regions all over the world. The variety’s elusive charm has carried it to all manner of vineyards. Pommard is a village in the Cote de Beaune sub-region of Burgundy famous for producing powerful and richly flavored red wines. They are made from Pinot Noir grapes, with which the commune’s vineyards are almost exclusively planted. The Pommard appellation covers only red wines. It’s notable that Pommard and its immediate neighbor, Volnay (renowned for its smooth, delicate reds), are less than a mile apart (1400 yards/1.3km, to be precise) yet their wines are so different. Even more striking is the fact that the most-southerly vineyards of Pommard are separated from the most-northerly vineyards of Volnay by no more than an imaginary line: the commune boundary that divides the two parishes. Pommard marks the start of serious red wine production in the Cote de Beaune. Further north, white wine is produced in quantity only in the town of Beaune, and even there it represents less than 20% of total production. Just five miles (8km) away, on the other side of Beaune from Pommard, is the Grand Cru stronghold of Corton, home of the district’s finest red wines. Many in the wine world believe that the best of Pommard’s vineyards (namely Les Epenots and Les Rugiens) should be promoted to join Corton in its Grand Cru status. These two sites were once in line for this prestigious classification, but the vignerons (vineyard owners) of the time were wary of the restrictive Grand Cru production laws and declined the offer.

Serving & Cellaring Serve between 15° and 17°C. This wine will reach its peak after several years in the cellar. It may be laid down for 7 to 10 years or more.
Serve with exquisitely prepared red meats, feathered game and wine sauces.
Pommard is a village in the Cote de Beaune sub-region of Burgundy famous for producing powerful and richly flavored red wines.
Perfect gift for a wine lover, this fantastic red wine comes from the home of Pinot Noir!