Lot 70
DOMAINE PONSOT CLOS DE LA ROCHE CUVÉE VIEILLES VIGNES 2015 (1) WA 96+
DOMAINE PONSOT CLOS DE LA ROCHE CUVÉE VIEILLES VIGNES 2016 (1) WA 97
Lot 70 Details
DOMAINE PONSOT CLOS DE LA ROCHE CUVÉE VIEILLES VIGNES 2015 (1)
Côte de Nuits. Grand Cru
Aromas of red berry compote, plums, blackberries, dark chocolate and peonies introduce a full-bodied, powerful wine with considerable mid-palate amplitude, structured around fine-grained tannins that are coming to the fore now that this Clos de la Roche it tightening up in bottle—though they remain largely cloaked in the wine's lavish core of fruit. It's an excellent wine. October 2018 Drink to 2050 WA 96+
DOMAINE PONSOT CLOS DE LA ROCHE CUVÉE VIEILLES VIGNES 2016 (1)
Côte de Nuits. Grand Cru
The 2016 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvée Vieilles Vignes is superb, bursting from the glass with aromas of juicy cherries, peonies, blood orange, licorice, raw cocoa and espresso roast. On the palate, it's full-bodied, deep and succulent, with a concentrated, layered mid-palate, satiny structuring tannins and vibrant underlying acidity, concluding with a long finish. Harvested on October 7 at a comparatively high yield by Ponsot's standards of 38 hectoliters per hectare, this year seems to have been perfectly adapted to Ponsot's style. Vibrant, elegant and expressive, the 2016 is quite different from the richer, more powerful 2015, but in the fullness of time, I wouldn't be surprised to see it surpassing its brawnier elder sibling. October 2018 Drink to 2055 WA 97