Domaine Ponsot, Clos Vougeot Vv other_regions Terrific and worth a close

Terrific and worth a close look

fresh peach

The visit was capped off by previews of the 2004 Cristal and the as-yet-unreleased Cristal Rose

I had two vintages of the old-vine cuvée to taste side by side

and the wine shows that precision

Domaine Ponsot, Clos Vougeot Vv other_regions Terrific and worth a closeThis is also brooding and reticent with an intensely earthy nose of both red and dark pinot fruit that is trimmed in hints of game, leather and herbal tea. The old vines are very much in evidence as there is a true abundance of palate soaking dry extract that imparts a velvety mouth feel to the mid palate and buffers the very firm tannins on the youthfully austere, complex and hugely long finish. This is seriously impressive. (93 96) 2026+