The 2017 Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Pommard Premier Cru Les Rugiens is a powerful yet refined expression of one of Pommard's most prestigious Premier Cru vineyards. Although Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard is best known for its exceptional white Burgundies, under Céline Fontaine the estate has quietly become one of the Côte de Beaune's finest producers of Pinot Noir. Sourced from Les Rugiens Hauts, a section of the famed Les Rugiens Premier Cru vineyard with iron-rich clay-limestone soils, this wine displays the structure, depth and mineral intensity that have made Les Rugiens a long-standing candidate for Grand Cru status. The 2017 vintage combines the concentration and firmness typical of Pommard with greater elegance and earlier accessibility than many more powerful years.
