Maison Leroy Pommard Premier Cru "Les Fremiers" 2017

Every wine produced by Maison Leroy is a gustatory event, and this Pommard Premier Cru 2017 isn't an exception. Covering 1.65 hectares, the Premier Cru "Les Fremiers" climat is located south of Pommard, on the border with Volnay. It owes its name to "Fremyer", which in old French means firm, solid. Lalou Bize-Leroy's deft touch and uncompromising viticulture effectively make this a wine that expresses all the power of its terroir, combined with the elegance of Pommard.  

After the drought of 2015 and the frost of 2016, 2017 brought a smile back to the faces of Burgundian winemakers with fairly decent yields. The year passed without any major difficulties and the grapes were harvested in good health and in most cases with good levels of ripeness. 

The color is a deep ruby red. Fragrances of cherry, red berries and Morello cherry emerge from the glass with intensity and intoxicate our senses.  

The attack is firm with massive, dense tannins. The aroma opens on the palate with notes of plum, tart red fruit and spice, then glides on to notes of black tea and tobacco. The acidity is present and salivating, with juicy fruit aromas that come through retroactively. A high concentration of very fine tannins lines the palate. A wine of paradoxes, greedy but austere, jovial but serious, elegant but powerful... The whole blossoms into a beautiful amplitude that makes the finish sapid and persistent. A marvellous wine, to be decanted in advance and paired with a fine beef steak in pepper sauce, or a farm pigeon braised in a casserole.