Pommard

Pommard is a commune and a wine village with 523 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011), in Burgundy, in the department of Côte- d'Or. Pommard is located about 20 km south of Dijon and bordering on the south of Volnay and north-east of Beaune. Pommard is part of the Côte de Beaune. The inhabitants are called Pommardois.

Pommard dates back to antiquity. It is said that the name came from Pomona, the goddess of fruits and gardens, which was worshiped by the original inhabitants. Traces of the ancient world, especially numerous imperial coins from the time of Nero to Valentinian I, give a testimony of the settlement in this area during the Roman supremacy.

In the 13th century it belonged to Alix de Pommard Vergy, wife of the Duke of Burgundy, Odo III. In the years 1224 and 1240 gives the districts the Archbishop of Lyon. In the aftermath Pommard heard various nobles and monasteries, and is only in 1789, the year of the French Revolution, divided and allocated to the inhabitants.

The place is rich in ancient Roman houses, wine cellars, castles and wineries.

Pommard wine region

In order to market their wines better established local wineries, the wine brotherhood Souverain Bailliage de Pommard. The appointments of new members, called enthronement, see the ceremonial context, connected to a feast, in the basement of the community instead of Pommard.

The appellation Pommard (Appellation d' Origine since September 11, 1936) has 28 Premier Crus. Crops grown exclusively red wines from Pinot Noir grapes. The yield is limited in the red for the normal local appellation at 40 hectoliters / hectare. By derogation must yield to the max. Are 20% higher. The average harvest rate is between 16 000 hl / year, which is harvested on an area of ​​337 hectares.

The minimum alcohol content is 10.5% for the red wine. In the case of an artificial enrichment by dry sugar ( Chaptalisation ) a maximum alcohol content is determined, which is at 14% for red wine. In the case of Premier Cru terroir of the minimum alcohol content is 11%.

  • Pommard Premier Cru appellation.

The premier cru vineyards ( 125 hectares) include Les Arvelets, Les Boucherottes, La Chanière, Les Charmots, La Platière, Les Saussilles, Les Pézerolles, En Largillière, Les Grands Epenots, Clos de Epeneaux, Les Petits Epenots, Le Micot Clos, Les Combes Dessus, Clos de Verger, Clos de La Commaraine, La Refène, Clos Blanc, Le Village, Derrière Saint Jean, Les Rugiens -Bas, Les Hauts - Rugiens, Les Chaponnières, Les Croix Noires, Les Poutures, Les Bertin, Les Fremiers, Les Jarolières, Les Chanlins -Bas

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Arrondissement Arrondissement of Beaune Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Classical antiquity Odo III, Duke of Burgundy Varietal Chaptalization Nackenheim Meursault Monthelie
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