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| POMMARD 1er CRU "Les Chaponnières" 2005 |
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 AOC : |
Pommard 1° cru Les Chaponnières |
| Average Vine Age: |
44 years |
| Exposition : |
East |
| Soil : |
Clay/Limestone |
| Harvest Date |
Sept 21, 2005 |
| Fermentation : |
6 days cold soak- 21 days cuvaison |
| Average Fermentation T°C : |
28°C |
| Sugar at Harvest : |
203 g/l |
| Total Acidity : |
6.3 g/l |
| Ph : |
3.19 |
| Alcohol : |
13.35% |
| Aging: |
40% new oak , 14 months |
| Bottling Date: |
November 29, 2006 |
| Production: |
120 cases |
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| Vineyard and Vintage notes: |
| Les Chaponnières is a small Clos tucked in behind the center of Pommard. This small premier cru is made up of mostly old vines with a heavy concentration of limestone. With its easterly exposure and enclosure by a stone wall, this is a consistenly warm site, witch produces very ripe fruit. In 2005 the hot and dry conditions made for some very rich and intense Pinot Noir, with abundant, but ripe tannins. |
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| Fermentation and Aging : |
| The grapes were handpicked and transfered by refrigerated truck to the winery. There we sorted, crushed and destemmed the fruit and transfered the must to tanks by gravity. About 15% of the harvest was not crushed and was put into the fermenter as whole berries, to increase the fruit intensity. After a six days cold soak we started the fermentation that lasted three weeks. After pressing, the wine was aged in oak, 40% being new barrels, for 14 months. This wine was bottled without any filtration. |
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| Tasting notes: |
| A true 1° Cru Pommard, this wine has a deep concentrationof fruit that is hightlighted by black currants, black cherry and spice. There is great balance and depht which gives this wine a lot of volume. The big tannic structure exemplifies this appellation and will help this wine age for many years to come. |
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