Wafting from the glass with notes of sweet cherries, strawberries, vine smoke, raw cocoa and spices, the 2020 Pommard Village is medium to full-bodied, cool and layered, with terrific depth at the core and a lively spine of acidity that carries through the long, saline finish. As usual, the blend is dominated by the cool, northeasterly exposures of the windy lieu-dit of Valmuriens.

The 2019 Pommard Village is terrific, unfurling in the glass with aromas of cherries, raspberries, rose petals and sweet spices. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated and chalky, it's the most tightly wound, incisive communal appellation in the cellar, concluding with a long, saline finish. As usual, it mostly derives from the cool, northeasterly exposures of the windy lieu-dit of Valmuriens, where the soils are rich in active calcium. Forget it for a decade and then reap the rewards.

Bouley showed me bottles—blind—of his 2018 Pommard Village, one (the cuvée that will be sold) bottled on a "flower day" according to the biodynamic calendar, the other (an experiment) bottled on a "root day." The differences were surprisingly flagrant, though both were showing well. Exhibiting aromas of red berries, spices, raw cocoa, orange rind and flowers, it's medium to full-bodied, chalky and incisive and once again reflects its origins in the cool and stony lieu-dit of Vaumuriens. While it's shut down out of the gates, this has terrific potential and numbers among the sleepers of the vintage.

Exhibiting aromas of sweet red berries, peonies, forest floor and blood orange, Bouley's 2017 Pommard Village is medium to full-bodied, lively and precise, with a perfumed core of fruit, powdery tannins and a chalky finish. This is a delicate, fine-boned Pommard that reflects its origins in the cool and stony lieu-dit of Valmuriens.