French Hand Blown Demijohn Glass Bottle and Gilt Painted Crest “Pommard 1er Cru”

$875

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Store your wine corks in this Classic French wine bottle! Hand blown in France, this tall glass bottle features a hand painted family crest with the following words “Pommard 1er Cru”. Demijohn bottles have a wide, round body and a small mouth and are used for storing wine and spirits. These bottles have been in existence throughout the world for over 300 years, but today they can be used as decorative accessory in the home or even made into a table lamp. The bottle is in excellent condition with an elegant, and colorful rounded shape. Pommard wine is produced in the commune of Pommard in Côte de Beaune of Burgundy. The Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) Pommard is only used for red wine with Pinot noir as the main grape variety. There are no Grand Cru vineyards within Pommard, but several highly regarded Premier Cru vineyards. The AOC was created in 1937. There are no grand crus in Pommard. However the top premier crus are very highly prized. Very occasionally the title of Pommard Premier Cru will appear on a label without a vineyard designation. This usually denotes that fruit from more than one premier cru climat has been combined. “Premier Cru” is a common term seen on the wine label of a French wine bottle. It roughly translates to “first growth” and indicates the superior terroir of a vineyard. The finer terroir of a Premier Cru vineyard, in turn, indicates a wine with a distinguished complexity. Measures: Diameter 14″ Height 22″.

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