Pommard

Question 1

Number of grands crus and premiers crus in Pommard

Answer 1

0 grands crus, 28 premiers crus

Question 2

The river dividing Pommard

Answer 2

l’Avant Dheune

Question 3

The largest monopole in Bourgogne

Answer 3

Clos Marey-Monge in Pommard (its lieu-dit name is “Village”), it is part of Château de Pommard, which has been owned by the Carabello-Baum family from San Francisco since 2014

Question 4

Is Pommard red, white or both?

Answer 4

Red only

Question 5

Pommard is famous for what kind of soil?

Answer 5

iron-rich clay

Question 6

Geological characteristics of Pommard

Answer 6

Soils are more like Côte de Nuits - active limestone, iron oxide, with clay, making the wines more robust

Question 7

Top premier cru of Pommard

Answer 7

Les Rugiens-Bas portion of Les Rugiens

Question 8

3 points of distinction for Pommard

Answer 8

1) Côte de Beaune’s 3rd largest red wine producing village
2) one of Côte d’Or’s most popular appellations in the export market
3) the most Côte de Nuits-style red wine of the Côte de Beaune