The name Antonin Rodet has been rhyming with Mercurey in the heart of the Côte Chalonnaise since 1875, when the house was founded by Antoine Rodet, known as Antonin. The Clos Rodet, a 17^th Century bourgeois mansion situated in the heart of the village, is embodying the House’s historical heart, cellar and values.
For decades, the visionary Rodet family did not hesitate to invest in one of the oldest terroirs in Burgundy and contributed to the business development of the House, brought the Rodet signature into international markets and enhanced its reputation to become a reference in Mercurey and far beyond the native region.
POMMARD 2013

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Pinot Noir.

Colour: Nice rubis red.
Nose: elegantly woody, it releases notes of small fruits (blackcurrant, bigarreau, redcurrant) and surreau.
Palate: The attack is lively, finely woody, with a good lengh in the mouth. The typicality of the Pinot Noir is well present and is supported by granular tannins typical of this appellation.

This wine is ideal served on a piece of beef with green pepper sauce accompanied of ceps and chanterelle mushrooms, a coq au vin , veal sweetbreads, and all the games. Favor strong cheeses slightly advanced, such as a Munster or Epoisses.

Serve at around 15 °C.

This wine can be drunk young but will also age very well in a cellar for 8 to 10 years.

A famous Côte de Beaune appellation which takes its name from the village of Pommard.

The appellation extends over 313 hectares and is devoted solely to red wines, with 125 hectares classified as Premier Cru.

The vineyard is situated at an altitude of 250 to 330 m, on gravel and well drained clay-limestone soils.

The grapes are collected in small ventilated crates, then painstakingly sorted at a table. Next, the grapes are entirely destemmed but not crushed (they remain whole) and transferred by gravity into a wooden vat. Maceration lasts around 3 weeks, with more-or-less frequent cap punching. The wine is aged for 14 to 16 months in oak barrels (20% new oak). Lastly, the wine is bottled with very light filtration.

2013 is listed as the vintage with the fourth lowest yield in the past 4 years. The climate situation was not legendary, it was rather modest.
The Winter  and the Spring were cold, long lasting and wet.
Generally, we had hot and dry days in July and August, however the delay in the vegetative growth at Spring was not caught up.
September was not pointed out for its generosity either. The sun was discreet and it was raining regularly which didn’t help the maturation process.
This kind of late vintages usually play in the favour of the precocious Côte Chalonnaise. Choosing an accurate date of harvest, sorting in the vineyard and at the winery and adjusting the vinification to the vintage will make all the difference.