Pommard Les Rugiens Premier Cru

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Les Rugiens is the finest Premier Cru in Pommard and one of the most compelling arguments for why this village deserves a Grand Cru of its own. The vineyard is divided into Rugiens-Bas (lower, approximately 5.84ha) and Rugiens-Hauts (upper, approximately 5.77ha), with Rugiens-Bas universally regarded as the superior half — its iron-rich, red-clay soils over broken limestone producing wines of exceptional depth, colour, and tannic structure. The name 'Rugiens' may derive from the Latin 'rubeus' for red, a direct reference to the vivid iron-oxide soils that make this site visually distinctive. The wine demands time — a decade at minimum — to integrate the firm tannins and reveal the extraordinary complexity of dark cherry, iron, earth, and leather beneath. Domaine de Montille and Joseph Voillot are the two producers whose Les Rugiens consistently appear at the highest auction prices.

Les Rugiens-Bas is widely regarded as deserving Grand Cru classification based purely on quality — its iron-oxide soils produce the most concentrated, structured, and age-worthy red wine in Pommard.

The red colour of the Les Rugiens soils — created by high concentrations of iron oxide — is visually dramatic and directly responsible for the wine's distinctive earthy, iron-inflected character.

Domaine de Montille's Les Rugiens is often cited alongside Comte Armand's Clos des Épenaux as the two defining wines of Pommard — both demonstrating that the village's tannic style can achieve real greatness with patience.

The two sub-parcels — Rugiens-Bas and Rugiens-Hauts — are legally distinct but often appear simply as 'Les Rugiens' on labels; the best-regarded examples tend to use the Bas (lower slope) fruit.

$180

Avg Price / Bottle

900

Auction Lots

2015

Top Vintage

$70 – $900

Price Range

In the Glass

Pommard Les Rugiens is the most powerful and structured expression of red Pommard: deep ruby-red, dense, and concentrated, with dark cherry, plum, iron, and leather on the nose alongside a note of dried violets. The palate is full-bodied, with firm, grippy tannins and notable depth and persistence. It is a demanding wine in youth but — with 10–20 years of ageing — develops extraordinary complexity: truffle, tobacco, cedar, and iron filings emerge from beneath the dark fruit to create one of Burgundy's most distinctive and satisfying aged reds.

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Domaine de Montille Domaine Joseph Voillot Domaine Lejeune

Domaine de Montille

Wine	Avg Price	Lots Sold
Domaine de Montille Les RugiensPremier Cru	$180	590

Domaine Joseph Voillot

Wine	Avg Price	Lots Sold
Domaine Joseph Voillot Les RugiensPremier Cru	$145	420

Domaine Lejeune

Wine	Avg Price	Lots Sold
Domaine Lejeune Les RugiensPremier Cru	$140	320

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