2008-04-08 09:39 |
IWC:
By Stephen Tanzer
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Issue #137, March/April 2008)
(Domaine du Courcel Pommard Grand Clos des Epenots) ($82) Good deep red. Very ripe, smoky nose showed mounting red fruits with aeration; ultimately much less extreme than the Fremiers. Then similarly huge in the mouth, with smoke and mineral notes complicated by an exotic stone fruit (peach, apricot) character. This silky, voluptuous wine offers superb depth of flavor and slowly mounting, superripe finishing flavors that saturate the palate. Best of all, it seemed to gain in freshness as it opened in the glass. 93 points |