Y. Clerget, Pommard Rugiens other_regions If this can add depth

If this can add depth with a few years of bottle age it should make for an outstanding Bourgogne

A markedly more elegant nose shows aromas of the essence of red pinot fruit

This leans toward the drier and more classically styled Saint-Émilion

The nose seemed to have closed down since I last encountered it in 2012

(50+ year old vines raised in 15% new wood)

Y. Clerget, Pommard Rugiens other_regions If this can add depth(from a substantial holding of . 90 ha that is situated in Rugiens Haut but touches Rugiens Bas). An ultra fresh, cool and pure combination consists of both red and dark raspberry, spiced plum, earth and a suggestion of the sauvage. There is excellent power and detail to the muscular, intense and quite sleek large scaled flavors that deliver first rate persistence on the backward and youthfully austere finish. This is textbook Rugiens that is also