Decelle & Fils Pommard 2021
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Alcohol Percentage: 12.5%
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Climate: Continental climate with slightly higher temperatures and rainfall.
Terroir: 45-year-old vines planted on complex soils rich in clay and iron.
Ageing: Hand-harvested, destemmed, and aged in 228-litre French oak barrels for 18 months (~30% new oak)
Color: Deep, dark red
Nose: Aromas of cooked red and black fruits (cassis, cherry), truffles, and warm spices (cinnamon).
Palate: Powerful and structured with a wonderful tannic intensity, fleshy red fruit, and earthy depth, making it a fantastic gastronomical wine.
About the Winery:
Domaine Decelle & Fils was started in 2008 when two distinguished winemakers from other regions of France decided to pool their talents and produce high-quality Burgundy wines. Olivier Decelle is the vigneron behind Mas Amiel in Roussillon, and he also revived Château Jean Faure in Saint-Émilion. Pierre-Jean Villa was part of a boutique Rhône negociant, and he is also a Rhone Valley vigneron. They purchased and restored a historic 19th-century cellar in Nuits-Saint-Georges along with about 20 acres of vineyards in various Burgundy locations.
Increasing the Domaine’s vineyard holdings and organic conversion has been key to progress here. 85% of the wines now come from the Domaine`s own vineyards, which cover 8 hectares, mainly in the northern Côte de Beaune. The aim here is to avoid masking fruitiness with new oak aromas while renewing their barrel stocks over 3 – 4 years. Wines are let to run by gravity into the barrels, keeping to a maximum of 50% new oak. Picking is done by hand, and only native yeasts are used.
