2018 Pommard Les Rugiens
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The 2018 Pommard Les Rugiens 1er Cru comes from a parcel on hard white marl soils over ferrous clay. It has an outgoing bouquet of copious red cherry and crushed strawberry aromas laced with cassis, a little too extroverted considering the vineyard. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit and quite robust in the mouth, but it needs a touch more precision and finesse on the sinewy finish.
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Neal Martin
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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The 2018 Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens reveals an incipiently complex bouquet of cherries, red berries, licorice, espresso roast and forest floor. It has a medium to full-bodied and ripe but succulent palate that's muscular and enveloping, with its generous core of fruit partially concealing a firm chassis of tannin. This, like the Pezerolles that preceded it, will demand some bottle age.
About the producer
Bouchard Père & Fils is one of Burgundy’s oldest and most established wine producers. Founded in 1731 by Michel Bouchard, it is the largest vineyard owner in the Côte d’Or with 130 hectares of vines.