Jadot Pommard les Rugiens 1er Cru 2015 (750ML)

95 DE / 94 WS / 92-95 BH / 91-93 WA / 91-93 VM 

Brooding notes of cassis, red cherry, rich soil, grilled meat and dark spice introduce a wine of grand cru dimensions and seriousness. It is built around rich, substantial tannins, sappy fruit and profound minerality. Decanter Magazine

Distinctive aromas of graphite and iron lead off, giving way to dark fruit flavors of cherry and blackberry, with monolithic tannins. There are offsetting components that in the end find an equilibrium. Fine length. Best from 2022 through 2038. - Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator

Tasting note: A more elegant and cooler nose features essence of red pinot fruit, wet stone, game and violet-scented aromas. There is outstanding mid-palate concentration and power to the driving medium weight plus flavors that display ample minerality on the beautifully balanced and hugely long finish. Note well however that this is a classically constructed Rugiens that will live for decades. In a word, gorgeous. Allen Meadows – Burghound – Sweet Spot – Outstanding

The 2015 Pommard 1er Cru les Rugiens has an intense, powerful bouquet with layers of ripe wild strawberry, raspberry and cranberry; there is great volume and drive here with floral scents (iris and rose petal) emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple ripe red cherry fruit, a little rustic compared to the Pommard Epenots, broad-shouldered with firm and insistent grip. But I kind of like the "unruliness" of this Rugiens and it stands it in good stead for several years bottle age. This is a great Pommard from winemaker Frederic Barnier and his team. Neal Martin – The Wine Advocate

Bright, palish red. Deep, subtle perfume of red fruits, wild herbs, wild mint and dried flowers. Juicy, penetrating wine with lovely saline minerality contributing to its impression of finesse. The long finish features suave tannins. This very sexy, subtle Rugiens is evolving slowly. Jadot picks these vines in Rugiens-Bas later than their other plots in Pommard. Stephen Tanzer – Vinous Media