In the glass

Full-bodiedFirm tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: dark cherry, earth, spice, liquorice

Palate: black fruit, mineral, truffle, graphite

Ponsot's flagship from very old vines: powerful, savoury and long-lived, with dark fruit, earth and a mineral spine.

What it pairs with

  • Roast venison with cassis jus
    Game meat and a blackcurrant reduction echo a grand-cru Pinot's wild fruit and firm tannin.
  • Boeuf bourguignon
    Slow-braised beef in Pinot reduction matches the wine's structure and savoury depth.
  • Epoisses de Bourgogne
    The washed-rind cow's-milk cheese's pungent cream needs a wine with grip and acidity to balance it.

History

The Vieilles Vignes Clos de la Roche, from vines partly dating to the 1920s, is Ponsot's signature and one of Morey's greatest reds.

  1. 1934 — First Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes
  2. 1990 — Domaine pioneered low-sulphur, no-new-oak elevage

Facts

Producer
Domaine Ponsot
Grapes
Pinot Noir (100%)
Classification
Grand Cru (Morey-Saint-Denis, AOC)
Oak
Long ageing in older French oak, no new wood; low sulphur
ABV
13.0%
Price
EUR 400 to 900 at retail
Drinking window
15-40 from vintage
First vintage
1934

Scores

  • Vinous 94 (2018 vintage, reviewed 2021)

Tags

cellar worthy dry firm tannin full body grand cru high acid iconic mood contemplative mood elegant occasion cellar occasion special old vines old world pairs with game pairs with mushroom pairs with red meat pinot noir price luxury still red
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