Heitz Lochardet, Pommard Rugiens Vintage:2016 but it does not feel

but it does not feel as if it is going anywhere interesting

flowers and cocoa that ride along perfectly with all its sweet

sapid wine that is emerging as one of the best "young" renditions of Grande Cuvée for drinking today

Good bright

This is restrained to the point that aggressive swirling is required to coax even a glimpse of the otherwise very fresh aromas of floral

Heitz Lochardet, Pommard Rugiens Vintage:2016 but it does not feel(from a . 43 ha parcel in Rugiens Hauts). Here the slightly less elegant and more deeply pitched nose offers up an attractively fresh and well layered array of cherry, raspberry, violet, acacia and plenty of spice nuances. As one would expect, the medium weight plus flavors are notably bigger and more muscular with excellent power and drive on the delineated, mineral inflected and much firmer finish. This youthfully austere effort is classic Rugiens