The Château de Pommard !!!

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I used to come a lot more often to Burgundy, even from Florida and when lived in Versailles ; a lot less now in my Morbihan breton, My tastes have change over the years, and have moved away from it. However, memories lingered of family times in this lovely region and one of them is Pommard in its castle. As the wines are part of my passion will update this much older post with new text and links . Therefore, this is my take on the Château de Pommard !!! Hope you enjoy it as I

I was a long time clients of the property and have visited as well of course. The Château de Pommard is unique and is located in Pommard, Côte d’Or dept 21, in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté of my belle France, It is accessed from the RD 973 road by an alley closed by a portal framed by two pavilions built in the 18C; exactly at 15, rue Marey-Monge, 21630 Pommard. Now 757 km from my house, 324 km from Versailles, and Paris, as well as only 5 km from Beaune, The Château de Pommard is an 18C castle. The estate includes a 20-hectare Château de Pommard, French gardens and a vineyard and wine museum on the Grands Crus Route of the Burgundy vineyards.

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The Château de Pommard is today the largest private vineyard in Burgundy  with 20 hectares of vineyards in one piece in Pinot Noir. The Château de Pommard produces great wine such as the Clos Marey-Monge 7 cuvées to Pinots Noirs de Côte de Nuits Chambolle-Musigny, Échezeaux, Gevrey-Chambertin, and Nuits-Saint-George To the Chardonnays of the Côte de Beaune.Chassagne-Montrachet, Corton, Ladoix, Santenay, Meursault, Puligny, and Volnay ; along 20 km and 24 Grands Crus !!!

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The Château de Pommard, also, makes a second blend to create a Pommard Village appellation wine. The estate sells in particular the wine of its domaine such as the Château de Pommard and as above , but also Burgundy wines of Chassagne-Montrachet, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Volnay, Gevrey-Chambertin, Pernand-Vergelesses, Auxey-Duresses, Ladoix-Serrigny, Nuits-Saint-Georges (AOC) … In the vaulted cellars of the 18C you can see the  casks come from the forest of Tronçais, in the Allier region. In 2006 the Château de Pommard created a museum of the vine and the wine. The kitchen, completely restored, has the particularity to exhibit an authentic Master Jacques. There is only one other, in the kitchens of the Hospices de Beaune!

The latest news is that for already a period the Château de Pommard is under a major renovation work to transform into a five -star luxury hotel, including a gourmet restaurant and a spa. These works also included the construction of a cellar while respecting the original architecture. Work has been delayed and still going on but visits continue if not in the cellars, The estimated finish will be by November 30 2024.

A bit of history I like tell us that the first vineyards were planted by Benedictine Winegrowers in 909.But is was in 1726 Vivant Micault (squire and secretary of King Louis XV, descendant of Philibert Micault, captain of Pommard in 1451) built a castle in Regency style and its outbuildings. Indeed, King Louis XVI and his court were lovers of wines from this region, known to be tannic and bitter in their youth. The Chateau Micault, erected from 1726 to 1750, occupies one of the sides of a paved courtyard closed by the vines with vocation viti-vinicole. Later the castle was to passed to several hands first in 1763 , and then onwards. The Emperor Napoleon I made it one of its high places of holiday in the 19C. He resides in the blue room, on the floor of the main castle, which overlooks the main courtyard. The castle was sold again in  1932,and continues changing hands until  September 2014,when it was purchased by  Silicon Valley’s American entrepreneur Michael Baum seduced by this Côte-d’Or enotourist locomotive. His family Carabello-Baum is the current owner.

The official Château de Pommard :https://www.chateaudepommard.com/

The Beaune tourist office on the Château de Pommard : https://www.beaune-tourism.com/offers/chateau-de-pommard-pommard-en-3860955/

The Côte d’Or dept 21 tourist office on the Château de Pommard : https://www.lacotedorjadore.com/sit/chateau-de-pommard

There you go folks, a dandy wine estate in a beautiful area of my belle France, You will do good to visit at least once and taste their magnificent wines of Burgundy, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Château de Pommard as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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