Michel Gaunoux, Pommard Rugiens Bas Vintage:2008 This is robust but not

This is robust but not rustic or austere and should reward longer-term cellaring

another wine that took several years to be the least bit pleasurable

I like this but be aware that there is rigor here so it will require some patience

and all varieties are co-fermented for this wine

(almost entirely from a 1

Michel Gaunoux, Pommard Rugiens Bas Vintage:2008 This is robust but not(from a . 69 ha parcel in Rugiens Bas). Here too the wood treatment is all but invisible and does not interfere with the transparency of the ripe yet cool and ultra pure nose of red pinot fruit where the mineral influence is quite prominent. There is also a distinct stoniness to the driving and energetic middle weight plus flavors that possess controlled power before culminating in an explosive, balanced and hugely long finish. This is flat out