2021 Pommard, Les Pézerolles, 1er Cru, Domaine de Montille, Burgundy

Cask sample. Pale crimson. Lightweight for a Pommard but is pretty well constituted. Light and peppery with some length. It may well gain interest.

Drink 2027 - 2040

35 hl/ha. Full quite deep crimson. One third whole cluster and late malolactic. There is quite deep fruit but it is backward at the moment, a little bit out of kilter between fruit and acidity, possibly a question of the late malolactic.

Drink 2026 - 2032

The 2021 Pommard Les Pezerolles 1er Cru has one of the most attractive aromatics amongst de Montille’s reds with lively black plum and mulberry fruit, damp undergrowth and light tobacco scents. The palate is well balanced with fine tannins, taut and focused, with a little more fruit on the finish than other cuvées. Very fine.

Drink 2025 - 2038

From a 1.36 ha holding; 30% whole clusters.

A super-fresh, bright, and airy nose freely displays its combination of red berry essence allied with hints of spice, earth, and violet. The vibrant and nicely detailed medium-bodied flavours flash less minerality on the dusty and equally chalky finish. This is very pretty, though it could use more depth, so a few years of keeping should be helpful.

Drink from 2029 onward

This wine’s ripe red and black fruit aromas accented with earth, mineral, and smoke are immediately appealing. Although there is some reduction on the nose, the wine is riper and more resolved than the village-level wine, with silky tannins, balanced acidity, and plenty of depth. The sandy soils bring a silky ripeness to the wine, yet there is enough substance to ensure it will last for decades. The domaine owns two parcels above Petits Epenots in the northern part of the appellation.

Drink 2027 - 2050