Billard-Gonnet, Pommard 1er Chapponnieres Vieilles Vignes, 2008 SO111125 Serol One of the first California

One of the first California producers to make hardcore Burgundy lovers sit up straight

The nose is filled with aromas of red cherries

a Sangiovese true believer who became close friends with the likes of Stella di Campalto

Farmed biodynamically and made ouille to stay fresh rather than oxidative

The 2021 opens with violets

Billard-Gonnet, Pommard 1er Chapponnieres Vieilles Vignes, 2008 SO111125 Serol One of the first CaliforniaThis is old school Pommard from one of the village's most stubbornly traditional addresses. Domaine Billard Gonnet traces its roots to 1766, and Philippe Billard farms his Pommard premiers crus with open vat fermentation, hand punch downs, and no fining or filtering. Chaponnieres is a structured, broad shouldered site, and this old vines cuvee always needs time. The 2008 is now fully mature, the most evolved of these back vintage bottles. A cooler,