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

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

lead pencil shavings and crushed rock

Tight tannins help to stitch it together into a comprehensive whole

flowers and cocoa that ride along perfectly with all its sweet

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