Francois Parent, Pommard 1er Cru AOC Les Epenots

About Francois Parent

Since married, Fran ois has had access to the family s holdings in Vosne-Roman e and Vougeot, and continues production of his own family vineyards in Pommard. They work with many different communes inside of the C te d Or, but none more important than Vosne-Roman e, a village that is home to some of the most profound terroirs in Burgundy. The wines from this commune exude the archetypal elegance and refinement that Vosne-Roman e is so famous for. The terroir is credited with having some of the most extraordinary exposures and climate, and the soil is almost entirely red-brown clay, interspersed with bits of limestone and exceptional drainage. Vougeot is a village in the C te de Nuits known for the famous Grand Cru vineyard, Clos de Vougeot. While there are some very good white wines made in this appellation, its reputation rests on this massive Grand Cru. The vines grow at altitudes between 240 and 280 metres. Those on the upper slopes occupy shallow brown limestone and on the lower slopes, a mix of limestone and clay. Pommard sits just south of Beaune and is one of the most northern communes in the C te de Beaune. The soil here is often red from the presence of iron oxide in the soil which creates wines described as chewy, austere, and deeply mineral. They are certainly comparable to the highest quality wines of the C te de Nuits. There are a zillion things to say about these extraordinary appellations and a single paragraph cannot do them justice.