Domaine Billard-Gonnet

Chaponnières Pommard 1er Cru Pinot Noir

9.154 ratings
9.115 pro ratings
Pommard, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Justin Bothur

1985- Bam! Holding on and getting beautiful

1985- Bam! Holding on and getting beautiful

Jul 26th, 2024
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Nose is a bit mute but has lovely penetrating minerality. Also dark cherries, plum, and smells like there is a lot there but it is still a bit tight. Will take a few hours to unfurl. Terrific palate! Fresh and concentrated with a lovely wirey nimbleness. Big tannins coated with huge minerality. Glorious fruit and depth. Stunning wine. All the components are there for greatness. I’ll be back.

Nose is a bit mute but has lovely penetrating minerality. Also dark cherries, plum, and smells like there is a lot there but it is still a bit tight. Will take a few hours to unfurl. Terrific palate! Fresh and concentrated with a lovely wirey nimbleness. Big tannins coated with huge minerality. Glorious fruit and depth. Stunning wine. All the components are there for greatness. I’ll be back.

Aug 11th, 2021
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

What a nose. Big time macerated cherries. Confectionary aromas. Mid season cherries and lovely ripeness. Huge mineral background. So stoney. Really alluring and aromatic. Just singing out of the gates. Glorious fruit. Lovely 2012 amplitude. Big time freshness and loads of deep, detailed sweet cherry fruit. Great acids, cut and minerality that just goes on and on and intermingles with the fruit perfectly. Great wine.

What a nose. Big time macerated cherries. Confectionary aromas. Mid season cherries and lovely ripeness. Huge mineral background. So stoney. Really alluring and aromatic. Just singing out of the gates. Glorious fruit. Lovely 2012 amplitude. Big time freshness and loads of deep, detailed sweet cherry fruit. Great acids, cut and minerality that just goes on and on and intermingles with the fruit perfectly. Great wine.

Dec 7th, 2020
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Stellar. No formal notes. Young but not totally inaccessible.

Stellar. No formal notes. Young but not totally inaccessible.

Apr 9th, 2019
Matthew Cohen

Fucking burgundy!!!! Pretty much that’s the note.

Nose has earth, precise cherries. Just ... perfect fucking burgundy.

Palate. Precise cherries. A hint of cherry licorice. So fresh and balanced. So grippy. Great texture. Almost a hint of grapefruit pith to round it out. So well made. Just lasers the palate with fresh cherry juice. ... fucking burgundy!

As it opens you get some of that elegant richness that you want. Finish is gorgeous cherries. Cherry licorice. Almost a hint of chocolate covered cherries. So fucking good.

This is exactly what you want. Not an iota more. Not an iota less.

Like I said ... fucking burgundy! So awesome and classic.

And yes this needs another 5 years. Sue me.

Bought from fass selections.

Fucking burgundy!!!! Pretty much that’s the note.

Nose has earth, precise cherries. Just ... perfect fucking burgundy.

Palate. Precise cherries. A hint of cherry licorice. So fresh and balanced. So grippy. Great texture. Almost a hint of grapefruit pith to round it out. So well made. Just lasers the palate with fresh cherry juice. ... fucking burgundy!

As it opens you get some of that elegant richness that you want. Finish is gorgeous cherries. Cherry licorice. Almost a hint of chocolate covered cherries. So fucking good.

This is exactly what you want. Not an iota more. Not an iota less.

Like I said ... fucking burgundy! So awesome and classic.

And yes this needs another 5 years. Sue me.

Bought from fass selections.

1 person found it helpfulSep 3rd, 2020
Tom Casagrande

Amazing. So floral, red-fruited and minerally. Leaner style but with great depth. Still some tannin to shed. Very elegant.

Amazing. So floral, red-fruited and minerally. Leaner style but with great depth. Still some tannin to shed. Very elegant.

1 person found it helpfulApr 22nd, 2018
Matthew Grande

Matthew had this 8 years ago

Matthew had this 8 years ago

1 person found it helpfulMar 21st, 2017
Matthew Cohen

Still tight and very young but really well made. Bright cherry with huge acidity. Balance is special. Starting to show some internal aromatics. Some nice juiciness. Really a flawlessly well made wine. Nice cherry finish.

Still tight and very young but really well made. Bright cherry with huge acidity. Balance is special. Starting to show some internal aromatics. Some nice juiciness. Really a flawlessly well made wine. Nice cherry finish.

1 person found it helpfulMar 5th, 2015
Alex Alvärëz

Bottle two showed so much better than the first. Sultry red fruit and dried flowers. Wowee acid.

Bottle two showed so much better than the first. Sultry red fruit and dried flowers. Wowee acid.

1 person found it helpfulJan 27th, 2015
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

nose is nada after p n p. But massive palate that is super rich and pure. Big huge ripe epic tannins. Sensual though and velvety and stern and built for long haul. Has an oxidative qualify that you barely see in Burgundy now. So concentrated. So pure.

nose is nada after p n p. But massive palate that is super rich and pure. Big huge ripe epic tannins. Sensual though and velvety and stern and built for long haul. Has an oxidative qualify that you barely see in Burgundy now. So concentrated. So pure.

Nov 4th, 2015