Exhibiting a dark ruby color and huge quantities of ripe black fruits on the nose, the Pommard Clos Des Lambots Vieilles Vignes is a thick-textured, full-bodied, juicy, elegant, and rich wine packed with sweet cherries, blackberries, blueberries, and traces of fresh herbs. This succulent wine should be drunk between 1999 and 2004. The score, on a range and in parentheses, indicates that the wine was tasted from barrel. Vincent Girardin's 1996s are generally fresher and more supple than his 1995s, but are not as concentrated or structured. Since he personally prefers softer styled wines, Girardin prefers the 1996 vintage. My feeling is that many of his 1995s will develop better over time than these delicious mid-term drinking wine. Importer: as well as for the Maranges Clos Roussot and Pommard Vignots (I tasted neither),European Cellars (Eric Solomon, tel 212-924-4949), under the Baron de la Charriere label.

Exhibiting a dark ruby color and huge quantities of ripe black fruits on the nose, the Pommard Clos Des Lambots Vieilles Vignes is a thick-textured, full-bodied, juicy, elegant, and rich wine packed with sweet cherries, blackberries, blueberries, and traces of fresh herbs. This succulent wine should be drunk between 1999 and 2004. The score, on a range and in parentheses, indicates that the wine was tasted from barrel.Vincent Girardin's 1996s are generally fresher and more supple than his 1995s, but are not as concentrated or structured. Since he personally prefers softer styled wines, Girardin prefers the 1996 vintage. My feeling is that many of his 1995s will develop better over time than these delicious mid-term drinking wine.Importer: as well as for the Maranges Clos Roussot and Pommard Vignots (I tasted neither),European Cellars (Eric Solomon, tel 212-924-4949), under the Baron de la Charriere label.

Rich and ripe, full-bodied, slightly earthy and beefy but loaded with fruit, acidity, wet earth and sweet tannins, this outstanding red Burg cascades with complexity, powering its way with intensity. Balanced and harmonious on the finish. Drink now through 2010. 731 cases made.??–PM??Region: France / Burgundy / Pommard Select to Add