Chantereves Pommard 1er Cru les Arvelets 2024 NO20231101 fruit and savory characters slowly

fruit and savory characters slowly into equilibrium – yes

nothing tacked on

Chardonnay sourced entirely from the family's choice parcels in Vertus

Meunier 33%

5% Cabernet Sauvignon

Chantereves Pommard 1er Cru les Arvelets 2024 NO20231101 fruit and savory characters slowlyPommard's reputation is a bruiser: iron, clay, tannin, patience. Les Arvelets argues the other way. The vineyard sits high on the slope at the northern end of the commune, on thin stony ground that drains hard and keeps the fruit lifted rather than brooding. Chantereves are micro negociants who buy biodynamically farmed fruit and push it around as little as possible, and what comes out is a Pommard with its shoulders down black cherry and plum,