Joseph Drouhin, Pommard Epenots

Joseph Drouhin, Pommard EpenotsNA

Moderate but not really invasive wood serves as a backdrop for the mix of various dark berry fruit elements where additional breadth is present in the form of earth

I imagine it will reward readers lucky enough to own it with several decades of exceptional drinking

an amazing terraced amphitheater planted with very old Garnacha vines on chalky soils at higher altitude in Montsant

plenty of tannins from 14 months in oak

A full-bodied

mineral reduction

harmonious and strikingly persistent finale

but it does not quite happen and I suspect a couple of hours decanting would awaken those aromas

This knockout wine will age splendidly and will likely merit an even higher score in eight to ten years’ time

The palate is rounded and candied on the entry with orange pith and light apricot notes

and structured style that’s going to reward bottle age

Antinori s 2006 Guado al Tasso is a dark