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94
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94
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93
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Tasting Notes
The grapes are all hand-harvested and the wine aged for between 15 and 20 months with the use of 50-60% new oak. There is no fining or filtering.
Only 25% of the bottles produced are exported, mainly to the USA and Japan.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Classification: Red
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2016
Bottle Size: 750ml (Bottle)
Country: France
Region: Burgundy, Pommard
Alcohol %: 13.0%
Cellaring: 10-15 Years
Scores
94 / 100""Notes of dark wild berries, licorice, baking chocolate, rich soil tones and black truffles introduce the 2016 Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens, a medium to full-bodied wine that's broader and more enveloping than this year's Epenots, with a muscular chassis of powdery tannins, fine concentration, lively acids and good length on the finish. It's less dramatic than the 2015 rendition but may well be just as good in the fullness of time.""
- The Wine Advocate
94 / 100
""The Rugiens is extremely promising this year, its bouquet rich and brooding, featuring aromas of spice, wild berries, game bird and rich soil. The wine is firmer and more concentrated than the Epénots, with a taut, tense chassis of fine tannins and superb depth and intensity. This should blossom beautifully with bottle age. Drinking Window 2026 - 2045""
- Decanter
93 / 100
""Here too the wood treatment is reasonably subtle though by no means invisible on the wonderfully fresh and broad-ranging aromas of red cherry, currant, violet and lavender. The middle weight flavors are not quite as concentrated as those of the Epenots but they compensate by being more precise, mineral-driven and powerful, all wrapped in a firm and serious but not particularly austere finish that delivers sneaky good length. This is a classic Rugiens and built like one as well. 2028+”"
- Allen Meadows
