Pommard Grand Clos des Epenots 2007 Domaine de Courcel

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (90)

Wood smoke, burley tobacco, and leather on the nose of Courcel's 2007 Pommard Grand Clos des Epenots proceed to accent ripe, lightly-cooked cherry and blackberry on the palate. Like the corresponding 2008, this shows its tannins less flatteringly and more obviously than its stable mates, but there is ample glycerin to help smooth things, with leather and tobacco dominating in a long if only moderately sweetly-fruited finish. I would speculate on cellaring this for 4-6 years, but check it out again periodically for a sense of how the tannins are evolving.

Winespectator (90)

Floral, spice, cherry and mineral aromas and flavors mark this rich, firm red. The tannins are assertive at the moment, yet this appears to have all the elements in the right proportion. Just slightly dry on the finish now.