The 2016 Pommard les Riottes was completely destemmed and matured in used oak. It has quite a perfumed and elegant bouquet with blackberry, bilberry and smoky aromas, gentle but harmonious. The palate is looking promising with crisp and taut tannin, very well-judged acidity and a satisfying sucrosity toward the brisk finish tinged with blue fruit. This seems to improve in the glass and ends up being a really quite wonderful village cru.