2008 Domaine Billard-Gonnet Pommard 1er Cru Rugiens-Bas - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru (1/2/2018)
– popped and poured –
– tasted non-blind over 2.5 hours on Day 1, then revisited on Day 2 –
NOSE: light/faint; red fruits with a touch of spice; very light/dilute; raspberry; medium-light rhubarb. Day 2: medicinal black cherry; floral; clean (not funky).
BODY: light violet-ruby color of light to medium-light depth, with slight bricking throughout; light bodied.
TASTE: medium-light spicy oak note; medium+ to high acidity; some drying tannin; fruit is red, and not very concentrated; very light and elegant, if not simply lacking stuffing; best described as lean; a spicy/gamey element stepped forward when paired with beef rib cap; gut impression score: 87 – 89. Day 2: seems a bit of oxidation has crept in over the past 24 hours; still lean; best consumed now, on Day 1, with some air. 1st bottle opened was corked. Still feel good about my gut impression score of 87-89.