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Comte Armand
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Comte Armand
Based in Pommard in the Côte de Beaune, Domaine Comte Armand has been owned by same family in since prior to the French revolution (1799), an astonishing feat. The domaine owns the vineyard of famous 13-acre Monopole Clos des Epeneaux, a 1er Cru in Pommard as well as vineyards productions: Auxey-Duresses, Auxey-Duresses Premier Cru, Volnay and Volnay Frémiets.
The Clos des Epeneaux’s rich and dense composition gives way to the terroir, but has been toned down in recent years by winemaking prodigy Benjamin Leroux and now Paul Zinetti. Comte Armand has earned a reputation as producing some of the world’s best wines, and is among a rare group that attains the rights as a monopole.
Tasting Notes
- WA96
- The 2005 Pommard Clos des Epeneaux is a rather controversial wine. It has a youthful nose of quite powerful, almost burly black fruit laced with iodine and dried petals, that is nicely focused. The palate is full-bodied and sinewy, with layers of spicy red and black fruit and a dash of white pepper and cloves.
- BH94
- Like the 2006, this is presently brooding and even more backward with only grudging and very ripe notes of plum, spice and earth in evidence where the earthy character can also be found on the textured, velvety and mouth coating full-bodied flavors blessed by superb depth of material and so much dry extract that the finish is borderline chewy but not at all aggressive. A serious wine that will need at least 15 and probably 20 years to really be at its best but when it arrives, it should more than repay the wait. Note that in my strong opinion it is pointless to purchase this and try to enjoy it young as it really will need extended bottle age to justify the price of admission.
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