Jean-Charles Pommard Les Cras 2021

The Pommard Les Cras offers depth and breadth on the nose, with guarded dark-red fruit aromas. It is a mouth-filling and silky wine on the palate, showing some graphite minerality and a modest rigor in the finishing structure. It is full-flavored, fresh, and precise, culminating in a touch of black pepper. This is a wine built for the cellar and requires patience, needing at least 3-5 years to evolve fully.

" Vinification in new barrels, 2 years over 14 months; racking after the following harvests and placing in vats for at least 1 month then no filtration."

"The Fagot family has been located in the small village of Corpeau since 1860. Just outside Chassagne-Montrachet, it is located near some of the most prestigious vineyards in the Cote de Beaune, so it would be fair to say that wine is in the family’s blood. Jean-Charles is part of the 5th generation of Fagots in the area and the third generation to own vineyard acreage in Chassagne-Montrachet. On his estate vineyards, Jean-Charles employs lutte raisonée, a method of growing in which chemical intervention is employed only when necessary. The wines are vinified traditionally and naturally, utilizing oak foudres and 12-14 month long aging periods in the Fagot cellars." -The Importer

Food Pairing: Braised beef short ribs, duck confit, mushroom-stuffed roast chicken, aged Époisses, venison.