Coste-Caumartin
Traditionally, Pommard is a village that has produced tannic, dry, powerful reds from Pinot Noir which can sometimes risk losing the elegance for which we turn to Burgundy. Domaine Coste-Caumartin is among the new wave of Pommard producers redefining the style of the wines of this village in a fresher, more finessed direction.
Coste-Caumartin has been managed since 2014 by former electrical technician Benoît Sordet, whose antecedents have owned the property since the upheavals of the French Revolution in 1793. The domaine produces wines from 13 hectares of vineyards in the Côte de Beaune; they are vinified and aged in the original courtyard of the property, dating from 1641.
The Wines
Pommard La Rue au Port 2022 Tech Sheet | Label
Pommard Premier Cru Les Fremiers 2022 Tech Sheet | Label
Pommard Premier Cru Clos des Boucherottes (monopole) 2022 Tech Sheet | Label
We offer three Pommard wines from the rich but fresh 2022 vintage. The village level Pommard comes from La Rue au Port, a lieu dit at the southern end of the village, towards the Volnay border. It offers a classic Côte de Beaune profile of high-toned red fruits on the nose and juicy concentration on the palate. Les Fremiers Premier Cru is up slope from La Rue au Port, and borders the Fremiets of Volnay. The style, then, has something of Volnay about it: pure and finely detailed. The Clos des Boucherottes is the domaine’s flagship wine; a noble monpole Premier Cru at the other end of the village. Its neighbors are illustrious: Pommard Epenots and Beaune Clos des Mouches. This is a fresh, elegant wine of lacy definition and great purity.
The domaine is certified sustainable HVE (Haute Valeur Environementale), a prestigious French certification which covers all aspects of the domaine’s output. In the vineyards, this means particular attention to the soils, which are cultivated to encourage deep vine-rooting as well as permitting aeration to encourage water absorption, both steps that respond to Burgundy’s increasingly warm and dry summers. Benoît is one of the first producers in the village to harvest, all part of a change of profile in the domaine’s wines since 2018. After a few years at the helm of the domaine, it was then that Benoît decided to make a lighter, fresher style of Pommard than previously. The bunches are sorted and then destemmed; the grapes undergo 3-6 days of cold maceration before alcoholic fermentation begins in concrete and stainless steel vats. Once complete, the young wine is racked to barrel (only 10-20% new) where it remains for a year prior to bottling.
These are wines of grace and charm, with excellent aromatic dimension and purity of flavor. They are a joy to drink.
