Domaine Anne Parent Bourgogne Pinot Noir Selection Pomone

Wine Information
This wine is awesome red Burgundy.  It’s muscular, deep and rich, and it expresses style, clarity and elegance.  It is more than you could ever ask for in a bottle of Burgundy.

Anne Parent notes “the wines have a presence, a life if you will, that is rarely seen and makes them wonderfully satisfying.” 

It’s named after Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruitful abundance.  And who doesn’t want to party like a goddess, or with one?

Finally, this “Bourgogne Selection Pomone” is actually this: 10% Premier Cru Pommard Noizons, 20% Ladoix Premier Cru, and the balance all from older vineyards (70+ years) from the “correct” side of the Route des Grands Crus in Pommard Village.

Most “Bourgogne” is generic – it can come from anywhere across all of Burgundy.  Because the region is generic, the French would consider Bourgogne to be the least significant Pinot Noir in Burgundy.  However, 70% of this wine comes from the Village of Pommard.  “Village” wines are from a specific village.  The tighter the geographic designation, the higher the quality.  Then, 30% of this wine comes from premiers crus vineyards – higher quality still, and second only to the famed Grands Crus.  As Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate sums this wine up, “this ‘basic’ red Burgundy punches at a high village cru level.”