The 2015 Pommard En Chiveau, which includes 20% whole cluster bunches, felt a little overdone on the nose when I tasted it at the domaine, just missing some of the delineation I was expecting. That's a shame because the fruit is very attractive. The palate is medium-bodied with blackberry, blueberry, a touch of bell pepper all against a firm backbone and a gritty, rather masculine finish. It is missing a little cohesion at the moment, but I can envisage this pulling together with 2-3 years in bottle.

The 2014 Pommard En Chiveau has a slightly lactic bouquet that was showing some reduction when I tasted it. The palate is stern on the entry, quite masculine with firm tannin and like the Bourgogne Pinot Noir, I would have liked more fruité on the finish.

From a one-third hectare of 30-year old vines planted at 13,000 vines per hectare, the 2013 Pommard En Chiveau includes just 10% whole-cluster fruit and it was lucky enough to have missed the hailstorms. It has a clean and crisp, wild strawberry and mulberry-scented bouquet that is well defined and harmonious. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chalky tannin, a keen line of acidity with a pleasant and surprisingly fleshy, easy-drinking finish. Recommended.