Pommard 1er cru Les Rugiens 2019

FAIVELEY

Pommard 1er cru Les Rugiens
2019

  • HVe3
  • Sustainable
  • In conversion
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Burgundy
Subregion
Côte de Beaune
Appellation
Pommard
Classification
1er cru
Varietal(s)
Pinot Noir 100 %
Colour
Red
Producer's website

About this winery

Founded in 1825, Domaine Faiveley is one of Burgundy's greatest domaines. Originally the company was a classic negotiant business, based in Nuits St. Georges and engaged in the buying and selling of wine but not the production of it. After seven generations of steadily acquiring properties throughout the Cotes de Nuits, the Cotes de Beaune, Cotes Chalonnaise and now Chablis, the Faiveley family have established themselves as the most important vineyard owners in Burgundy, with 125 hectares of...

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Tasting notes

Deep ruby red hue. The nose and palate are in perfect harmony and reveal aromas of black fruits, oak and spice. The attack is powerful and underpinned by direct, velvety tannins. This wine offers good structure and aromatic persistency.

Press reviews

 Wine Enthusiast

- 92 points -

December 2019 (Vintage 2017)

This smoky wine with firm tannins is set for the long haul. It has structure and a dry core that will soften into the rich red-berry fruits. 

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Vinous

90-92

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016 (Vintage 2014)

Good deep red. Wonderfully subtle scents of cherry, redcurrant and dried flowers. Sweet, suave, bright and juicy, displaying lovely cut to its sharply chiseled red fruit flavors. The wine's medicinal reserve suggests that it will evolve slowly in bottle.

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