Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. The Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens has quite a complex bouquet with fine, edgy brambly red fruit: a hint of juniper berries and quince. It coalesces nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with svelte tannins, supple texture and a harmonious, assured finish with plenty of juicy red berry fruit laced with white pepper and bay leaf. There is certainly a lot going on in this wine and it should evolve nicely over the next decade.