Côte de Beaune · Appellation guide
Pommard
For generations, the archetypal red Burgundy: deep, solid, Pinot Noir only.
- 28Premiers Crus
- 1936Appellation since
Identity card
- Côte
- Côte de Beaune
- The appellation is created
- 11 September 1936
- Colours and grapes
- Red only (Pinot Noir)
- Area under vine (2022)
- 314 ha, including 118 ha of Premier Cru
- Premiers Crus
- 28 climats
- Grands Crus
- None
- Communes
- Pommard
- Altitude
- 250 – 330 m
- Exposure
- East and south
Our climats and those to know
Climats marked with a star are those we make a cuvée from. The others are the names to know in the appellation.
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Tap a climat on the map or in the list to discover it. The gold ★ markers are our cuvées.
- ★Our cuvée
- Premier Cru
- Village
- 1Clos BlancPremier Cru★ At the Domaine
A magnificent, intense blackcurrant bouquet; tannic, solid and powerful.
- 2Les Grands ÉpenotsPremier Cru
To the north, towards Beaune, on deeper soils: a broad, velvety Pommard.
- 3Clos des ÉpeneauxPremier Cru
A 5-hectare walled clos in the heart of Les Épenots, a monopole.
- 4Les PézerollesPremier Cru
To the north, high on the slope: firm and fragrant.
- 5Les RugiensPremier Cru
To the south, towards Volnay, on iron-red soil that gives it its name: the most powerful Pommard.
- 6Les JarolièresPremier Cru
On the Volnay border: Volnay’s finesse in a Pommard.
The 29 Premiers Crus of Pommard
Official BIVB list. The number refers to the marker on the map; the star marks our cuvées.
- Clos Blanc ★
- Clos de la Commaraine
- Clos de Verger
- Clos des Epeneaux
- Derrière Saint-Jean
- En Largillière
- La Chanière
- La Platière
- La Refène
- Le Clos Micot
- Le Village
- Les Arvelets
- Les Bertins
- Les Boucherottes
- Les Chanlins-Bas
- Les Chaponnières
- Les Charmots
- Les Combes Dessus
- Les Croix Noires
- Les Fremiers
- Les Grands Epenots
- Les Jarolières
- Les Perrières
- Les Petits Epenots
- Les Pézerolles
- Les Poutures
- Les Rugiens Bas
- Les Rugiens Hauts
- Les Saussilles
The terroir
Ancient alluvium at the bottom; clay-limestone well drained by stones mid-slope; marls and brown limestone at the top, reddened by iron in places. South or east exposures, between 250 and 330 m.
- Altitude250 – 330 m
- ExposureEast and south
- CommunesPommard
A little history
Dukes of Burgundy, the Abbey of Cîteaux and old families vied for these vines from the Middle Ages, when Pommard was held to be the flower of Burgundy wines. Its appellation, one of the first in France, makes only red.
- Middle AgesThe “flower of Burgundy wines”
- 1936The appellation is created
In the glass
Dark colour, blackcurrant, black cherry and blackberry, then leather, chocolate and undergrowth; firm, structured tannins, great ageing potential.
Our wines from Pommard
2 wines from this appellation on our list, from 79 € to 109,50 € a bottle, to reserve or to taste at the Caves du Palais.
Sources: official appellation sheet from the BIVB ↗ (area under vine, 2022) and BIVB climat maps; schematic map, indicative positions.