Domaine Parent Pommard Les Epenots 2016

On the nose it reveals great complexity and finesse, interweaving the scents of cherries, raspberries, blue- and blackberries with biscuit spices and light toasted notes. That sense of harmony continues on the palate with good intensity of berry and spice flavours, lively acidity and fine-grained, velvety tannins. 

The 2016 Pommard 1er Cru Les Epenots includes 30% whole cluster with 40% new French oak. This was more introverted and did not quite deliver the same harmony as the other premier cru Pommards at this early stage. The palate is edgy on the entry with good structure, the oak nicely subsumed with a grippy, slightly hard-edged finish that will be abraded down during its élevage.