La Maison Romane Pommard 1er Cru 2022
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La Maison Romane Pommard 1er Cru 2022

La Maison Romane
$126.00

Grape: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2022
Type: Red

This small-batch red Burgundy is a pure pinot noir crafted by Oronce de Beler at La Maison Romane. The hand-harvested premier cru fruit undergoes a three-week whole-cluster fermentation driven entirely by native vineyard wild yeasts. Cellar operations rigidly follow the lunar calendar, utilizing natural gravity flow instead of mechanical pumps to protect fruit definition. The wine matures for fifteen to nineteen months in neutral French oak barrels from the Tronçais forest.

It displays a clear ruby color, releasing an inviting bouquet of morello cherry, tangy red fruits, forest floor, and delicate spice notes. On the palate, a medium-bodied frame pairs fresh fruit profiles with a silky, accessible texture and fine tannins. A crisp line of natural acidity cuts cleanly through the center, keeping the fluid mouthfeel refreshed. Subtle layers of earth and tea leaves develop nicely as the wine opens up. It finishes completely dry, leaving a savory trace.

Winery

Oronce de Beler founded La Maison Romane after leaving Paris for Burgundy in 2004. He studied in Beaune, worked harvests with family domaines and began a horse-plowing business before purchasing his first grapes in 2005. The project now operates from a vaulted cellar in Nuits-Saint-Georges, where it moved in 2017. Longstanding relationships with growers provide fruit from vineyards farmed organically, biodynamically or with similarly careful attention to the soil and its living environment.

Hand harvesting and meticulous sorting are especially important because the red wines are made with whole clusters. Extraction is restrained, with punchdowns reserved for the final stages of fermentation, and sulfur is either omitted or used in very small amounts. The wines spend around a year in old oak barrels before manual bottling without fining or filtration. Those choices give a practical shape to Oronce’s original idea: selecting good grapes and handling them gently enough for the differences between Burgundian villages and vineyards to remain clear. The result is a small négociant project with a distinctly personal approach.