Domaine Violot-Guillemard

Domaine Violot-Guillemard is a domaine to watch. The wines clearly demonstrate the elegance – and quality –  that can be produced in Pommard today. As the Wine Advocate‘s William Kelley put it on his most recent visit to the domaine, these are “wines with aromatic profiles more reminiscent of the Côte de Nuits’ finest addresses …. this domaine continues its ascent.”

Domaine Violot-Guillemard is a small estate of just eight hectares. It has been farmed on organic lines since 1999. In the winery, the focus is on elegance, with minimal extraction during vinification. The grapes undergo a short cold soak before vinification in wooden fermentors. The wines are matured in 50 per cent new oak. Joannes Violot-Guillemard has recently taken over here from his parents, Thierry and Estelle. He has continued their approach for the most part, but has slightly increased the proportion of stems in vinification and brought forward bottling. Both of these tweaks give added freshness. The wines are very promising indeed.