Domaine de Courcel Les Rugiens Pommard 1er Cru 2022

The new vintage of Rugiens (Haut) is a generous, almost fleshy wine with an ample, ripe plum fruit with earth, smoke, and clove accents. The texture is firm yet supple, with abundant extract, silky but supportive tannins, and impressive length. The grapes come from just over a hectare of vines at mid-slope where the soil changes from white marl to red clay. The wine should begin to open in five to seven years and will drink for 30 beyond that at a minimum. Drinking window: 2030-2085. Score – 95. (Charles Curtis, MW, decanter.com, Jan. 22, 2024)