1988 | Comte Armand | Clos des Epeneaux Monopole

A densely fruited nose of spice, earth, sauvage and mineral notes that still sports almost completely primary fruit, which is highly unusual in a 20 year old wine that leads to very rich, full, intense and detailed big-bodied flavors that culminate in a mouth coating, velvety and powerful finish that delivers excellent length.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: This is the best wine the Comte Armand has produced since the beautiful 1985. It is intensely colored with a huge bouquet of red and black fruits, spicy new oak, and an intriguing earthy, terroir character. In the mouth, it is splendidly concentrated and full bodied with good acidity. There is plenty of tannin in the finish. This is a large-scaled, yet graceful and well-balanced, Pommard.

• Wine Spectator: Very rough and youthful, but sharply focused, intense and bursting with berry and cherry flavors, hinting at smoke and spice on the long finish. Needs until 1994 or '95 to settle down, but it should be great.

Producer Information

Domaine des Epeneaux Comte Armand is a Burgundy producer in the Pommard appellation of the Côte de Beaune. It is known for its Pinot Noir, especially that from the estate's premier cru monopole, Clos de Epeneaux. The domaine has been owned by the Armand family for almost two centuries.Nicolas Marey bought the 5 hectare (12 acre) Epeneaux vineyard at the end of the 18th Century after it was confiscated from the church during the French Revolution. Clos de Epeneaux is nestled between the Grands Epenots and Petits Epenots in Pommard, and together they constitute the prestigious Epenots lieu-dit.Marey built the wall (or clos) sometime around 1805 and established the monopole, as well as the name of the domaine. It then passed by marriage to the Armand family in 1828. Clos de Epeneaux has since been named a premier cru site and is one of the ten largest monopole vineyards in the Côte d'Or.

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