Locals used to say “You’re not yet at the Croix de Pommard”, meaning that your troubles aren’t yet over, as there was a tricky ford to cross on the road between Beaune and Chagny, with Pommard still some way off. Times have changed and Pommard is now easily accessible, just like its wines. Since the middle ages it is known as “the flower of côte de Beaune wines”, a sobriquet that still applies today.