Pommard wines are like an iron fist in a velvet glove. The appellation contains 28 premier cru sites. It's aromas are redolent of blackberry, bilberry, or gooseberry, cherry pit and ripe plum. At full maturity, it tends towards leather, chocolate and pepper. The firm tannic structure makes the wines of Pommard a suitable partner to beef steak, lamb and poultry alike. Pommard needs time to realize its fullest potential.