Reflecting the lighter touch with oak that has been apparent at this domaine in the last two years, this is a plum and red berry fruity Pommard with finesse, balance and elegance, showing some tannic backbone but nothing in the way of rusticity. Les Chaponnières sits below Les Rugiens-Bas but has much deeper soils than its neighbour with less iron oxide. Drinking window: 2021-2028. Score - 93. (Tim Atkin, MW, decanter.com, Oct. 17, 2018)