2024 'Les Rugiens-Hauts' Pommard 1er Cru

Leroux worked with a small parcel in Les Vergelesses, arguably Savigny’s finest terroir, for over five years. He worked hard to improve the viticulture and the quality of the wine before releasing something under its own label (previous vintages have been blended into the Savigny village wine).

Leroux calls out Les Vergelesses as his favourite Savigny 1er Cru, producing wines with “another layer of elegance” compared to the other 1er Crus of the village. Like the other two Savigny wines on offer, this is a wonderful ‘restaurant wine’ as it can be consumed young (although it will certainly age). It has wonderful finesse, but also depth and fine structure—thanks to more clay in the soil and one-third of the wine having fermented as bunches.

“Fine mid purple. A very lively nose, integrating the style of upper Rugiens with 50% whole bunches. Floral, vigorous, peppery from the stems, with a fine and elegant red fruit including alpine strawberry. The stems will need to calm a little at the finish, but I think this will happen. It is certainly very persistent. Drink from 2030-2036.” 91-94 points, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy 
 

“The 2024 Pommard Les Rugiens-Hauts 1er Cru contains 50% whole bunch this year. This is endowed with darker fruit than the Village, hints of undergrowth and tobacco in the background, well defined if not powerful. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannins, well balanced, quite transparent in style with just a veil of wood to be subsumed on the finish. Give this a couple of years in bottle.” 91-93 points, Neal Martin, Vinous