Pommard, Domaine Jean Vaudoisey 2021

There is something particularly exciting about watching a young domaine bloom and grow in stature as their wines gain recognition in the public eye. Domaine Jean Vaudoisey, run by brothers Romain and Baptiste Poirrotte, has found fans in all sorts of places this year, including Jancis Robinson MW, no mean feat, for their delicious whites. Sadly, this doesn’t make them invincible to the weather and they, inevitably, suffered losses across all their crus to a greater or lesser degree, with their six year old vines in Monthélie completely wiped out by the frost. They adapted their winemaking to ensure they emphasised the freshness of the fruit and to avoid any green notes, particularly in relation to the length of time the reds will stay in barrel and the resulting wines are incredibly juicy and pure and will drink brilliantly in the mid-term.