Domaine Ponsot : Clos de la Roche Grand cru "Cuvée Vieilles Vignes" 2014

A Powerful and Elegant Clos de la Roche Wine

The estate

Founded in 1872 by William Ponsot, who at the time also owned the Clos des Monts Luisants, Domaine Ponsot is still farmed as a monopole today. The lower part of this hillside vineyard, classified as a Grand Cru in 1936, was renamed Clos de la Roche. Today, the family estate, owned by Laurent, Rose-Marie, Catherine and Stéphanie Ponsot, produces exceptional wines from these two legendary plots.

The vineyard

Domaine Ponsot is the largest landowner in Clos de la Roche, with 3 hectares in this lieu-dit. This Burgundy Clos takes its name from an enigmatic rock on the hill of Morey-Saint-Denis, above the vines of the "Pierre Virant" lieu-dit, which is said to have been used for sacrificial rites in Celtic times.

The wine

This "Cuvée Vieilles Vignes" is a Grand Cru Clos de la Roche wine made from 65-year-old vines grown on clay-limestone soil.

Vinification and ageing

Hand-harvested. Destemming followed by fermentation in temperature-controlled wooden vats. Native yeasts. Aged for 18 months in used French oak barrels.

Blend

Pinot Noir (100%)

Characteristics and tasting tips for the Clos de la Roche Grand Cru "Cuvée Vieilles Vignes" 2014 by Domaine Ponsot

Tasting

Combining outstanding vine material, an exceptional terroir and rare expertise, this wine is the very embodiment of the estate's philosophy: crafting wines for ageing with great finesse and elegance.

Ageing potential
Perfectly balanced and precise, this Burgundy wine reveals its full character after several years of cellaring.