Maison Roche de Bellene Pommard Premier Cru 2022

Pommard is Burgundy’s tough guy, the village that makes the broadest-shouldered, most muscular Pinot Noir on the Côte de Beaune, where the heavy clay soils lend wines a dark, dense character and a firm tannic structure built for the long haul. The 2022 vintage softened that signature just enough without undermining it, a warm, generous year that delivered exceptional fruit concentration while late-summer temperature swings kept everything in balance. Wine Spectator called 2022 the best vintage for Côte de Beaune Pinot Noir since 2017, and in Pommard, that warmth found its natural home. Potel’s Roche de Bellene Premier Cru sourcing, always drawn from old-vine, organically farmed parcels of 40 years or older, gives this wine a depth and textural richness that sets it apart from the crowd. Dense ruby in the glass, with black cherry, ripe plum, dark chocolate, and earthy forest floor on the nose, and a full-bodied palate with the kind of firm, precisely built tannin architecture that Pommard lovers come looking for. Drink it now with a generous decant, or cellar it through 2030 and let it fully come into its own. Either way, it will not disappoint. Very limited. Grab yours before it’s gone.