2019 Chateau de Pommard Clos Marey-Monge Cote de Beaune 750 ml

Château de Pommard’s celebrated monopole, the 2019 Clos Marey-Monge, scored 97 points in Wine Enthusiast alongside nothing but Grand Crus—wines like Louis Latour’s 2019 Le Chambertin ($580) and Roche de Bellene’s 2019 Charmes-Chambertin ($371).

Enthusiast went even further, naming the wine an Editors’ Choice, calling it “a powerful but vibrantly cut expression of Pommard.” James Suckling called it a “sophisticated Pommard that goes well beyond village level.” 

Ask any wine pro: Pommard has several vineyards that could rightly be upgraded from village to Premier Cru, and from Premier Cru to Grand Cru. Clos Marey-Monge, owned exclusively by the Château de Pommard, is a poster child, and the market has already spoken: Though it’s technically a village wine, this monopole is held in such high regard that it’s priced like a Premier Cru or Grand Cru. But given the company it keeps, it’s a steal. 

Château de Pommard is a bit of a misnomer: it comprises two Chateaux, Château Micault and Château Marey-Monge, both within the Clos Marey-Monge’s walls. In 2016, the winery started conversion to biodynamic farming, achieving organic certification in 2019 and Demeter Biodynamic certification in 2021. Only horses are used in tilling these 20 hectares—not a tractor in site. 

2019 was historic in quality, tiny in quantity. The warm, dry, truly great year had one vigneron comparing it to the likes of the legendary 1865. Despite the season’s abundance of sunshine, the wines are fresh and brisk with impressive concentration, a sublime feat that left Stuart Piggott, writing for James Suckling, declaring that the vintage “has hit the bullseye,” with its “rare combination of excellence and great consistency.”