Bouchard Pere & Fils Pommard 1er Cru Rugiens 2017

Once again the wood treatment is quite prominent though perhaps slightly less so than either the Caillerets or the Taillepieds as at least the mélange of red and dark berries can better be appreciated. More interesting are the sleek, intense and moderately concentrated middle weight flavours that brim with minerality before terminating in a delicious and balanced finish that is shaped by markedly firm tannins. This needs to develop more depth but if it does it should merit the top end of, or might even exceed, my projected range. Allen Meadows - Burghound