Heitz Lochardet, Pommard Rugiens other_regions_italy delivering impactful black fruit preserves

delivering impactful black fruit preserves with loads of earthy nuances

violets and Indian spices wafts out of the glass

candied licorice

Macadamia nut

the 2007 Brut Cuvée Nicolas François is showing very nicely

Heitz Lochardet, Pommard Rugiens other_regions_italy delivering impactful black fruit preserves(from a . 43 ha parcel in Rugiens Hauts). Here the slightly less elegant and more deeply pitched nose offers up an attractively fresh and well layered array of cherry, raspberry, violet, acacia and plenty of spice nuances. As one would expect, the medium weight plus flavors are notably bigger and more muscular with excellent power and drive on the delineated, mineral inflected and much firmer finish. This youthfully austere effort is classic Rugiens