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Courcel
Incredibly Domaine de Courcel has been owned by the same family for its entire 400 year history. Located near the village of Pommard they make some of the best reds in the Cote de Beaune, with stronger tannin and greater density than is typical for this region. This Burgundy estate has fans across the world.
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (92-95)
Deep ruby-red. Black fruits, violet, licorice and minerals on the nose. Dense and ripe but sappy and not at all thick, with its impressive volume cut by violet and spice. This boasts an impressive combination of sweetness, vibrancy and powerful underlying structure. Finishes with saline and chocolate notes and excellent lift. Offers superb potential.Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Epenots 2009 (12x75cl)
Inc. VAT: £1,617.34 -
Vinous (92-94)
Bright ruby-red. Deep, ripe aromas of black cherry and chocolatey oak, plus a high-toned whiff of sherry. Then large-scaled and aromatic in the mouth, conveying stronger terroir personality than the foregoing wines. Complex and fine-grained, with a positive trace of bracing bitterness. Chewy, chocolatey, well-integrated tannins take over the entire mouth on the back end. This nuanced, fine-grained wine finishes with a trace of dried herbs and has the structure to age. The yield here was just eight hectoliters per hectare, according to estate manager Yves Confuron.Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Epenots 2016 (6x75cl)
Inc. VAT: £752.87 -
Decanter (95)
The best of the de Courcel reds in 2017, this comes from dense clay soils on the northern side of Pommard. Intense, scented and very rich, it has aromas of incense, white pepper and forest floor, with masses of dark, inky fruit, granular tannins and balancing freshness and acidity on the finish.Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Epenots 2017 (6x75cl)
Inc. VAT: £606.47 -
Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Croix Noires 2017 (6x75cl)
Inc. VAT: £504.47 -
Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Fremiers 2017 (6x75cl)
Inc. VAT: £430.07 -
Vinous (92+)
Good bright red. Complex, ripe aromas of raspberry, cherry, iron, minerals, spices, pepper and truffley underbrush. The sweetest, supplest and most refined of these 2011s, offering lovely harmonious acidity to its red fruit, red licorice and mineral flavors. Really coats the mouth and vibrates on the long, firmly tannic finish, which features a late burst of ripe but lively red fruits. Winemaker Yves Confuron says the 2011s here have similar precision to the 2010s but more middle, although he believes that the wines have shut down following the September 2013 bottling.Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens 2011 (6x75cl)
Inc. VAT: £761.27 -
Tim Atkin (96)
The fact that Yves Confuron manages to make such impressive wines at this Pommard domaine, while also running his own family estate makes you wonder at his levels of energy. This is typically aromatic and spicy, with evident whole bunch characters on the nose and palate. It's also a very ethereal Pommard, with fine tannins and a focused, mineral finish. The tannins are there, but they support rather than dominate the wine.Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens 2012 (6x75cl)
Inc. VAT: £779.27 -
Decanter (94)
Big, bold, ferrous and rich, this is true to the domaine's aim to produce serious, slightly forbidding wines that take a long time to soften in bottle. Blood, iron and a butcher's shop full of guts and fresh meat, this needs a decade but will reward your patience.Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens 2017 (6x75cl)
Inc. VAT: £744.47 -
Vinous (88-90)
Red-ruby color is less deep than that of the Bourgogne. Subtle scents of redcurrant, iron, crushed rock and tobacco. Supple and quite dry, with a lively mineral component keeping the fruit and smoke flavors under wraps in the early going. Much more about soil and structure than primary fruit, and the serious tannins will require at least a couple years of patience upon release.Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Vaumuriens 2015 (6x75cl)
Inc. VAT: £438.47
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (92-95)
Deep ruby-red. Black fruits, violet, licorice and minerals on the nose. Dense and ripe but sappy and not at all thick, with its impressive volume cut by violet and spice. This boasts an impressive combination of sweetness, vibrancy and powerful underlying structure. Finishes with saline and chocolate notes and excellent lift. Offers superb potential.Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Epenots 2009 (12x75cl)
In Bond: £1,321.00 -
Vinous (92-94)
Bright ruby-red. Deep, ripe aromas of black cherry and chocolatey oak, plus a high-toned whiff of sherry. Then large-scaled and aromatic in the mouth, conveying stronger terroir personality than the foregoing wines. Complex and fine-grained, with a positive trace of bracing bitterness. Chewy, chocolatey, well-integrated tannins take over the entire mouth on the back end. This nuanced, fine-grained wine finishes with a trace of dried herbs and has the structure to age. The yield here was just eight hectoliters per hectare, according to estate manager Yves Confuron.Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Epenots 2016 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £614.00 -
Decanter (95)
The best of the de Courcel reds in 2017, this comes from dense clay soils on the northern side of Pommard. Intense, scented and very rich, it has aromas of incense, white pepper and forest floor, with masses of dark, inky fruit, granular tannins and balancing freshness and acidity on the finish.Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Epenots 2017 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £492.00 -
Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Croix Noires 2017 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £407.00 -
Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Fremiers 2017 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £345.00 -
Vinous (92+)
Good bright red. Complex, ripe aromas of raspberry, cherry, iron, minerals, spices, pepper and truffley underbrush. The sweetest, supplest and most refined of these 2011s, offering lovely harmonious acidity to its red fruit, red licorice and mineral flavors. Really coats the mouth and vibrates on the long, firmly tannic finish, which features a late burst of ripe but lively red fruits. Winemaker Yves Confuron says the 2011s here have similar precision to the 2010s but more middle, although he believes that the wines have shut down following the September 2013 bottling.Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens 2011 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £621.00 -
Tim Atkin (96)
The fact that Yves Confuron manages to make such impressive wines at this Pommard domaine, while also running his own family estate makes you wonder at his levels of energy. This is typically aromatic and spicy, with evident whole bunch characters on the nose and palate. It's also a very ethereal Pommard, with fine tannins and a focused, mineral finish. The tannins are there, but they support rather than dominate the wine.Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens 2012 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £636.00 -
Decanter (94)
Big, bold, ferrous and rich, this is true to the domaine's aim to produce serious, slightly forbidding wines that take a long time to soften in bottle. Blood, iron and a butcher's shop full of guts and fresh meat, this needs a decade but will reward your patience.Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens 2017 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £607.00 -
Vinous (88-90)
Red-ruby color is less deep than that of the Bourgogne. Subtle scents of redcurrant, iron, crushed rock and tobacco. Supple and quite dry, with a lively mineral component keeping the fruit and smoke flavors under wraps in the early going. Much more about soil and structure than primary fruit, and the serious tannins will require at least a couple years of patience upon release.Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Vaumuriens 2015 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £352.00
