Comte Armand Pommard 'Clos de Epeneaux' 1er Cru 2022

the 5+ ha Clos is composed of approximately 80% Petits Epenots and 20% Grands Epenots; the vine ages run from 18 to 80+ years of age and the wine is raised in <30% new wood

Régisseur Paul Zinetti commented that the 2022 growing season "was much less challenging than its 2021 counterpart as it was largely hot, dry and without any significant climatic incidents. With that said, there was just enough rain at the right moments to avoid much hydric stress, especially just before the harvest that really helped. We picked from the 24th of August in Volnay and the 27th for the Clos and brought in ripe, clean and reasonably abundant fruit. Yields were good at 36 hl/ha in the Clos and around 40 hl/ha for our other appellations. Potential alcohols were varied at between 13.3 and 14.3% and the Clos came in at 13.7%. The vinifications, where I chose to use no whole clusters [Zinetti used 10% whole clusters in 2020.], were easy and had no problems finishing. As to the style of 2022, it's obviously riper with less acidity than 2021 but with better overall maturities and, at least to this point, better balance as well." Allen Meadows, Burghound