In the glass

Full-bodiedMedium tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

Aroma: red cherry, rose, spice, earth

Palate: dark berry, mineral, truffle, silk

A finer, more perfumed Ponsot grand cru, with red fruit, spice and a savoury, mineral length.

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.
  • Coq au vin
    A Burgundy braise of rooster in red wine mirrors the cuvee's own dark-fruit and forest-floor register.
  • Epoisses de Bourgogne
    The washed-rind cow's-milk cheese's pungent cream needs a wine with grip and acidity to balance it.

History

From very old vines, Ponsot's Clos Saint-Denis is more delicate than its Clos de la Roche.

  1. 1934 — Old-vine bottlings established

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
ABV
13.0%
Price
EUR 500 to 1100 at retail
Drinking window
15-40 from vintage
First vintage
1934

Scores

  • Burghound 92 (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 collector still red
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