In Bond Fine Wine. 2012 Comte Armand Pommard Clos des Epeneaux, Pommard, Burgundy, France. 1er Cru • Red Burgundy in 3x150cl. Top critic score: 94/100 (ST). Drinking window: 2022–2042. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Stephen Tanzer (ST) — 94/100 · Vinous.com, 2014-01-01
(I tasted two components, the first from compact bedrock and the second from fractured rock, mostly at the top of the holding, then an approximation of the final blend; there is no longer a young-vines cuvee and no more Pommard 1er Cru bottling as the youngest vines here are now 27 years old; 12 hectoliters per hectare, or one-third of a normal crop): Bright, full red. Sexy, complex nose melds ra…
Antonio Galloni (AG) — 94–96/100 · Vinous.com, 2014-01-01 · Drink 2022-2042
In most vintages, there are three distinct cuvees that make up the final blend for the flagship Pommard Clos des Epeneaux, but in 2012 there are just two. The first cuvee, from the top of the vineyard, is intensely tannic and structured. Floral notes lead to dark red cherries and crushed rocks in a wine that is all about crystalline purity and delineation. The second cuvee, from the bottom of the…