Magnum Pommard 1er Cru Pezerolles Red 2017

Magnum Pommard 1er Cru Pezerolles Rouge 2017,

Domaine de Chassorney

The nose is full of stewed and spicy red fruits; raspberry dominates. On the palate, we clearly recognize the typicality of the Pommard terroir, the suppleness and liveliness it gives to the wine. This magnum of Pommard "Les Pézerolles" needs time to reveal itself: this 2017 vintage is worth drinking now or waiting a little longer. Classified as a premier cru, this Pinot Noir, full of candied red fruits and suppleness, comes from the Pézerolles plot, just above the Petits Épenots climat. It was among the first plots established in the AOC Pommard in 1936. Its terroir is located between 250 and 330 meters above sea level on marl, brown calcic and brown calcareous soils. The grapes macerate for three weeks in whole bunches. The wine is aged for about a year in barrels and is neither filtered nor clarified before bottling.

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Through his entirely natural work, Frédéric Cossard gives voice to the terroirs and Burgundy wines, undeformed by agricultural chemicals. Having observed, during his years of trading, the existence of harmful viticultural practices, the winemaker used this counter-example to practice unadulterated viticulture. Thus, he produces vintages of purity and elegance without artifice that are among the most sought-after in Burgundy. Frédéric worked for some time as a wine broker before creating the Chassorney estate with his partner Laure in 1996: initially a few ares of vines in Saint-Romain, Auxey-Duresses and Savigny-lès-Beaune, and currently ten hectares spread across the Nuits-Saint-Georges, Pommard, Volnay, Bourgogne-Hautes-Côtes-de-Beaune and Bourgogne appellations. In 2006, he created his own wine trading house and buys organic grapes to vinify, according to his style and convictions, great vintages such as Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, Pommard, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Chambolle-Musigny, Vosne-Romanée and several Beaujolais crus. The practice is not limited to Burgundy, as vintages are made from grapes purchased in the Jura, Languedoc, and elsewhere. At his farm, the soil and vines are worked as naturally as possible: regular horse-drawn ploughing, no addition of chemical fertilizers or weedkillers. The vines are tended according to biodynamic principles: homeopathic treatments based on essential oils, copper, and sulfur in minimal doses. The harvest is entirely manual, carried out at full maturity, at the end of October. Red or white, classic Burgundies or more atypical or less "regional" bottles, Frédéric's vintages are rare and sought-after wines, which sometimes require waiting.