Appellations
Premier Cru · Côte de Beaune
Les Épenots
Pommard · red · 10
Pommard's other great climat, and the more elegant of the two.
Under the vines
Lighter and stonier than Rugiens, on the Beaune side of the village.
In the glass
Finer and more aromatic than Rugiens, with the village's tannin still underneath.
Why it sits here
Clos des Épeneaux, within it, is a monopole of Domaine du Comte Armand.
Commonly misread
The spelling, which appears as Épenots and Épeneaux depending on the parcel and the century.
Names worth knowing
Comte Armand, de Courcel, Michel Gaunoux, Parent