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2003 Domaine De Courcel Pommard Les Rugiens

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Latest Sale Price

August 7, 2022 - $71

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RATINGS

92Burghound.com

High-toned, elegant and pure with anise and lovely red pinot fruit aromas of impressive complexity followed by round, rich and powerful flavors that are clearly very concentrated and very firmly structured with a chewy and robust texture...

91+ Stephen Tanzer

...impressively rich and deep, with a strong spice component. Finishes with substantial ripe, fine-grained tannins; superb breadth; and mounting, spicy persistence.

90Wine Spectator

Lush and evoking black cherry, blackberry and sandalwood aromas and flavors backed by firm tannins. It's a bit tough on the finish now, but this shows potential.

REGION

France, Burgundy, Côte d'Or, Côte de Beaune, Pommard, Les Rugiens

Les Rugiens is really two vineyards. Les Rugiens-Hauts, or “upper,” is a 16-acre Premier Cru vineyard and Les Rugiens-Bas, or “lower,” is a 14.5-acre Premier Cur vineyard just below it. Both are in the Pommard appellation in Burgundy’s Cote de Beaune, just south of the village. Since there are no Grand Crus in Pommard, the Premier Crus have special importance. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “Pommard at its best is the fullest wine made in the Cote de Beaune.”

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir, 1er (Premier) Cru

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.