Lejeune | Burgundy | Pommard 1er Cru “Les Argillières” AOC | 2019 | 750ml

Description

Product description for Lejeune Pommard 1er Cru “Les Argillières” AOC 2019

Information about the Wine

The Pinot Noir fruit comes from the Les Argillières (also en Largillière) vineyard in Pommard. This 1er Cru is located on the northeast side of the village and is characterized by a high clay and limestone soil. The wine was produced in the typical Lejeune style: each vat was filled to about 30% with whole grapes. These were mashed with the feet to release enough juice to begin alcoholic fermentation, which is triggered by the action of natural yeasts present in the cellar atmosphere and on the grape skins at harvest time. The whole grapes are then placed on top of the mash. This phase of alcoholic fermentation lasts five to seven days and is called semi-carbonic maceration because many of the berries ferment whole, not just as pulp. The entire fermentation takes around three weeks. The wine is then transferred to wooden barrels containing around 30% new wood. It is lightly sulfurized before bottling, but not filtered or fined.

Colour

: Brilliant, slightly transparent cherry red.

Nose

Les Argillières is an open, spicy, and fruity Pommard. The opening notes are freshly crushed wild strawberries in their own juice, cherries, and ripe plums. Added to this are smoke, winter spices, and a hint of menthol. The whole is carried by the typically distinctive but elegant use of the finest wood.

Palate

On the palate, the 1er Cru offers plenty of cherry. Black cherries and sour cherries with a hint of marzipan meet cinnamon plums, a touch of chocolate, and tobacco. The wine offers excellent structure and lively acidity with very pleasant, silky tannins, which make this Pinot Grigio appear very elegant and open even now. With air, the structure becomes increasingly balanced and precise, and the wine becomes fuller and more nuanced. It doesn’t have to wait 15 years for this, but it certainly has the potential for that period.

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