DOM PARENT POMMARD LES CHAPONNIERES 2021

Cassis, blueberry, and a saline lift frame the glass before a slightly chalky, medium-bodied palate takes over — this is Pommard doing what its clay-heavy soils do best. Les Chaponnières is a Premier Cru lieu-dit on the village's northern edge, where tighter soils temper the appellation's typically muscular frame. Domaine Parent, one of Pommard's oldest estates, aged this 2021 in 40% new oak, adding structure without overwhelming the fresh, pliant finish that lingers with bitter fruit and wet-stone tension.