Live from the Vines: Domaine Ponsot
Hosted by Alexandre Abel & Jasper Morris MW
Integrity courses through Ponsot, be that in its approach in the vineyard, or the relationship it enjoys with its many adorers.
Regards the former, the Ponsot practice more than dips into both organic and biodynamic viticulture (although Ponsot eschews these tags). As to the latter, if it feels the wines are not up to scratch then Ponsot will reduce the price, as was the case for virtually the entire 1994 vintage. Alternatively, as Ponsot says, ‘we send it to the distillery, as we did for the Morey Clos des Monts Luisants 1993 and 2012.’
Master of Wine Jasper Morris visits this beacon of Burgundy, discussing Ponsot’s at-times controversial ethos with its chief winemaker Alexandre Abel and the family’s fifth-generation winegrower William Ponsot.
It is an engrossing insight into the inner workings of an unflinchingly exacting property, culminating in a spectacular, multi-vintage tasting of its sublime Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, which is also available to our digital members as a tasting kit.
Domaine Ponsot, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2017
Domaine Ponsot, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2013
Domaine Ponsot, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2010
Domaine Ponsot, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2006
Domaine Ponsot, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2001
Domaine Ponsot, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 1999