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2012 Henri Boillot Pommard Les Rugiens

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January 28, 2024 - $96

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RATINGS

92Burghound.com

There is a wonderfully intense and refined mouth feel to the broad-shouldered and punchy medium weight flavors that are built on a base of firm minerality. I very much like the depth and length here...

91-93Stephen Tanzer

Intensely flavored and spicy...boasts excellent precision and spine, thanks to firm, harmonious acidity. Finishes strong and long, with solid but refined tannins.

90The Wine Advocate

The palate is medium-bodied with a gentle grip on the entry. There is lushness here, but good structure and a pleasing focused saline finish that is long and satisfying. This is a very fine Pommard...

16Jancis Robinson

Fragrant violet nose, gentle and delicate.

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.