Average rating 4.9/5 stars across all Google and external reviews
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Bought directly from Pommery, this is currently held in bond at London City Bond Eton Park, where it is cellared in ideal conditions and for same day deliveries small quantities are held in our London offices in a top of the range Eurocave
After making a fortune in the wool industry, Mr Pommery was in fragile health in 1856 and decided to retire. However, destiny had a twist, Madame Pommery fell pregnant at 38 and needing to provide for Louise, Mr Pommery moved into the champagne business that was booming. Two years later he died; the rest is history: the young widow Pommery took over the champagne business and led it on to success and glory. Madam Pommery died in 1890 and for the next hundred years it was owned by a succession of people. In 1991 LVMH purchased Pommery, selling it in 2002 to Vranken Monopole Group while keeping hold of much of the highly sort after Pommery portfolio of Grand Cru vineyards. Today the Pommery Estate in Reims stretches to 50 hectares of glorious gardens, tourists love the underground world some 18 kms of cellars with art displays in a large section of the cellars Madam Pommery had constructed in 1868.
Vinification: The pressing is carried out in the traditional square press located close to the vines. In order to ensure the absolute purity of the juices, only 1,800 litres of juice, issued from the first two extractions which are at the heart of the cuvee, are retained for every marc of 4,000 kg instead of the 2,550 litres authorised by the regulations. Pommery is the only Maison in Champagne to impose standards of this kind on itself.
Weather: The 2003 vintage was one of pre-eminence: a year like no other, defined by extremes. The vineyard was first touched by severe spring frosts that left a lasting mark on the Champagne region before being struck with an unparalleled heatwave. As a result, the crop was perfectly ripe and healthy but left a particularly small harvest: this was the most precocious since 1822.
Technical Information:
Vineyards: 100% Grand Cru | Chardonnay: Avize, Cramant | Pinot Noir: Aÿ inc Red wine from Bouzy
Grape Varieties: 62% Chardonnay & 33% Pinot Noir & 5% Red Wine
Disgorgement: 14th January 2023
Lees Ageing: 19 Years
Dosage: 5 g/l
Production: 2,000 Bottles
Drink: Now to 2030
Tasting Note:The nose instantly captures one with its soft, fragrant and stunningly toasty nose. Lovely coffee, gunpowder, apricot and wild strawberry tones mixed in then most elegant of ways. The palate is supple, lacey and caressing with the soft mousse contributing to the gentle yet fresh and expressive character. Stunningly light and invigoratingly tense wine. At a beautiful age to drink even if surprisingly youthful. Vivacious and complex and still on an ascent. - Tasted by Essi Avellan MW
When Madame Pommery discovered she was pregnant at the age of thirty-eight, her retired husband decided to go back into business. At the time, the Champagne industry was booming, so he purchased Narcisso Greno's business and founded Champagne Pommery. When he passed away less than two years later, Madame Pommery took over the reins and transformed this small estate into a Grande Marque. She perhaps most famously developed the first brut champagne in 1874. Pommery Nature seduced the English market and paved the way for the future of Champagne.
Despite numerous takeovers and the loss of family ownership, long-time Cellar Master Thierry Gasco remained with the House, ensuring Pommery's high-quality production remained unaffected. The House has a wide range and their champagnes offer a reductive, fresh, pure and fruity style. Green values and sustainability are at the heart of Gasco's winemaking and Champagne Pommery were the first wine estate in the world to be granted environmental management certification. Pommery have also recently started producing sparkling wine in England, alongside Hattingley Valley.
Cellar Master: Clément Pierlot
Winery Location: Reims | Champagne, France
Champagne Region: Montagne de Reims
Annual Production (bottles): Undisclosed
Expert Reviews
96 → 97/100
Essi Avellan MW
“The 2003 production was tiny, a mere 2,000 bottles, but the result was ever more interesting. As usual it comes with the palest peachy colour. The nose instantly captures one with its soft, fragrant and stunningly toasty nose. Lovely coffee, gunpowder, apricot and wild strawberry tones mixed in then most elegant of ways. The palate is supple, lacey and caressing with the soft mousse contributing to the gentle yet fresh and expressive character. Stunningly light and invigoratingly tense wine. At a beautiful age to drink even if surprisingly youthful. Vivacious and complex and still on an ascent. ”
