Michel Gaunoux, Pommard Rugiens Bas Vintage:2008 (a bourdon is a bumblebee)

(a bourdon is a bumblebee)

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This should be a classic Latour Corton-Charlemagne in time

pure and focused medium weight plus flavors remain dense

Strong reduction knocks down the nose

Michel Gaunoux, Pommard Rugiens Bas Vintage:2008 (a bourdon is a bumblebee)(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