2011 Domaine Ponsot, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 1x750ml

Burghound 95-97

A discreet application of wood does not reduce the considerable appeal of the ripe, pure and airy nose with its broad melange of wild red berry fruit liqueur, earth, spice, violets and a hint of animale. The broad-shouldered flavors possess superb mid-palate concentration that enrobes the buried but still quite firm tannins while culminating in a beautifully balanced, muscular and explosively long finish. This is also very clearly built to age yet like the Clos St. Denis, there is so much sap that this could be drunk now with pleasure. A ‘wow’ wine. [Allen Meadows, 04/01/2013]