de Montille, Pommard Cras other_regions earth and spice

earth and spice

with fine tannins and a fruity finish

freshly crushed raspberries and wet stone

Not for me at the moment

energetic and beautifully persistent finish

de Montille, Pommard Cras other_regions earth and spice(from ~80 year old vines; 33% whole clusters). A mildly fruity nose is cut with plenty of freshly turned earth and more discreet floral wisps. The brooding, intense and muscular flavors possess very fine volume as well as a discreet minerality that continues onto the serious, persistent and balanced if decidedly rustic finish. This borderline old school effort is sufficiently firmly structured to suggest that all of a decade will be necessary for it