Domaine Y. Clerget - Pommard 1er Cru 'Les Rugiens' Red 2018

Grape

100% Pinot Noir

Tasting notes

The 2018 Pommard Les Rugiens 1er Cru has an expressive and well-defined bouquet with lifted floral scents, touches of chalk infusing the mixture of red/black fruit, slightly irony with time. The palate is medium-bodied with a structured entry. Quite strict and linear, this is your archetypal Pommard with an almost briny finish. Excellent.

Expert Ratings

Vinous 91/100

The 2018 Pommard Les Rugiens 1er Cru has a perfumed bouquet with red cherries and blueberry fruit, well-defined, hints of wilted violet percolating through with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, quite chiselled and tensile, perhaps missing just a little complexity on the finish. There is an elegant quality here, that should see it age with panache. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 red tasting.

More About The Winery

The Clerget family has deep roots in Volnay, with a lineage tracing back to the 13th century. After a period of dormancy, the estate was revived in 2015 when Thibaud Clerget, the 28th generation, took over from his father, Yvon. With energy, vision, and international experience in New Zealand, Oregon, and Burgundy, Thibaud has quickly re-established Domaine Yvon Clerget as one of the most exciting names in the Côte de Beaune.

Today, the domaine cultivates 6 hectares across prestigious vineyards in Volnay, Pommard, Meursault, and Clos de Vougeot. Its crown jewel is the Volnay 1er Cru “Clos du Verseuil”, a 0.68-hectare monopole nestled beside Les Taillepieds, acquired by the family in 1936. Other highlights include Volnay Caillerets, Pommard Rugiens, and Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru.

Since his arrival, Thibaud has converted the vineyards to biodynamic farming, reduced the use of new oak, and introduced whole-cluster fermentations, crafting wines of purity, finesse, and terroir expression. His style emphasizes delicacy, elegance, and approachability, while retaining the complexity and structure for ageing.