Reviews & Scores
A wonderfully layered and intensely floral nose features notes of rose, violet and lavender that add a sense of refinement to the red berry fruit aromas. There is an exquisite minerality to the energetic and tautly muscular flavors that are shaped by relatively sophisticated tannins before terminating in a long but overtly austere finish. Like the Pézerolles, this stunning Rugiens is a distinctly understated effort at present that will require many years before it reaches its apogee. *Don't Miss! Outstanding* - BH
BH95April 2012
Good bright red. Captivating aromas of rose petal, iron and flint. Dense, lush and fine-grained, with lovely perfumed sweetness and impressive depth to the silky mid-palate. The ineffable rose petal quality carries through in the mouth. Finishes very long, sappy and youthfully medicinal. Should be a beauty. - VM
VM94February 2012
The 2010 Pommard Rugiens-Bas emerges from the glass with endless layers of perfumed red fruit. Suave tannins frame the long, textured finish. The Rugiens-Bas is all about textural finesse, depth and polish. De Montille used two-thirds whole clusters here. (AG) - WA
WA94February 2012