Domaine Antoine Jobard Beaune Les Montrevenots Premier Cru 2020
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"More elegant and prettier aromas include those of red and dark currant, violet and discreet earth nuances. The racy and agreeably textured medium-bodied flavors possess a refined mouthfeel and a subtle minerality that becomes more apparent on the dusty and youthfully austere finale that offers average depth and persistence." - Burghound
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2020 Beaune 1er Cru Montrevenots was cropped at a meager 16 hectoliters per hectare, but the results are brilliant. Bursting with aromas of dark berries, sweet soil tones, smoke and spices, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with ripe tannins, lively acids and a long, expansive finish. Rating: 92+
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Jasper Morris
Fine mid purple, lively hillside finesse, quality pinot plants here. Again the very light mentholated touch. The fruit is on the cherry/raspberry cusp with good acidity, medium density, fine persistence. A light orange blossom touch as well to complete an interesting, complex wine
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Representing some of the darkest, deepest and sturdiest Pinot Noir of Burgundy, Pommard is one of the two villages in Côte de Beaune—along with Volnay—that is recognized for its impressive Pinot Noir. While it can’t boast any Grands Crus vineyards, its extraordinary Premiers Crus vineyards are aplenty.
Les Pézerolles, Les Épenots, Clos des Épeneaux, Les Chanlins, Les Jarolières, Les Fremiers and particularly Les Rugiens are among the most outstanding Premiers Crus.
The best Pommards will be concentrated in flavors such as black cherry, blackberry and dark chocolate, have dazzling aromas of violets, menthol or wild herbs and a firm and powerful finish. They typically demand some time in the bottle to reach their peak.