The 2022 vintage presents a deep ruby color and offers an expressive bouquet of dark fruits, including blackberries and cassis, complemented by subtle earthy and floral notes. On the palate, it reveals a medium-bodied structure with velvety tannins and a harmonious balance of acidity, leading to a persistent finish. This wine demonstrates the potential for aging, with an optimal drinking window extending from 2026 to 2034.

The Wine Advocate | RP 91-93
Published: Jan 18, 2024

The 2022 Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Arvelets unfurls in the glass with aromas of sweet cherries, berries, warm spices, raw cocoa and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, with a sweet core of fruit, lively acids and chalky tannins, it derives from a parcel of ancient vines acquired by Rebourgeon's great-grandmother. It sees a permanent cover crop, with treatments applied via a backpack spray.

David Rebourgeon directs this eight-hectare Pommard domaine that continues to fly somewhat under the radar. Plowed soils and minimal chemical treatments are the order of the day in the vineyards; some parcels even see a permanent cover crop and treatments with a backpack spray. In the cuverie and cellars, the grapes are entirely destemmed, seeing a classical maceration emphasizing gentle extraction. Élevage lasts for 14 to 18 months in modest percentages of new oak. The result is elegant and beautifully balanced wines that display excellent textural finesse and which might justly be described as understated—even slightly old-fashioned—in style. This is an address that will delight Burgundy purists and which also happens to offer keen value.

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There are many 1er Crus in Burgundy, but nowhere more than in Pommard where there are 125 hectares of 1er Crus, spread over 28 different climates.

Les Arvelets covers 8.45 hectares, but our plot is located in the Clos des Arvelets, of which our family owned the entirety, i.e. 3.30 hectares.

After having belonged until 1763 to M Micault d'Harvelay (who took his name from the Clos des Arvelets) Châtelain of Pommard, Esquire, Secretary to the King, Farmer General, Director of Powders and Saltpeter of the Kingdom, it became the property of the Marey-Monge family, until 1926, date of the acquisition of this plot.

Divided since by family divisions, this enclosure, surrounded by walls (up to 4 meters high!) is in a situation of terraces facing due south.

Very steep, with a 20% slope and sometimes a sloping slope, this vine is cultivated by hand and produces a wine with a ruby color, a concentrated and pleasant nose, and supple and melted tannins.

Grape variety:  Pinot Noir
Years of planting: 1954
Exposure: South / South East
Altitude: 287 M
Soil: Clay-limestone