2022 Chateau de Pommard Clos Marey-Monge Cuvee Nicolas Joseph Pommard 750 ml

Pommard, with no Grand Crus, is famous for having several sites that deserve to be upgraded from Premier Cru to Grand Cru, and from village to Premier Cru. And any wine pro will tell you that Clos Marey-Monge, owned exclusively by the Château de Pommard, epitomizes this kind of overachieving terroir. 

Château de Pommard’s phenomenal 2022 from the site is the essence of Pommard, a village known for rich, ageworthy bottles. Layered with complexity, intrigue and a flotilla of forest berry, truffle, and underbrush flavors, it made James Suckling’s Top 100 French Wines of the Year. 

Cuvée Nicolas Joseph comes solely from prime vines at the top of Clos Marey-Monge. The oldest were planted in the early days of World War II, and the clay-rich, limestone-chunked soil provides the deep fruit and impressive structure for which Pommard is famous.

The plants are farmed impeccably, as well. In 2016, Château de Pommard started conversion to biodynamic farming, achieving organic certification in 2019 and Demeter Biodynamic certification in 2021. Only horses are used in tilling these hectares—no tractors around. 

The château had a beautiful, nearly perfect vintage in 2022 to work with, and the season delivered unexpectedly beautiful wines. As the Wine Advocate asked, “How could the hottest, driest vintage since 1947 deliver wines so succulent, suave and charming?” They continued with their judgment that 2022 is a “very strong Burgundy vintage, offering excellence in both colors and in a wide variety of styles, foregrounding the fascinating nuances of site that render this region so interesting.”

Bottom line: For Burgundy collectors, this wine ticks all the boxes: Grand-Cru level quality. A vintage for the ages. The exclusivity and collectibility of a monopole.