A new estate is emerging on the starry blue sky of Burgundy, Domaine de Chézeaux - or should I say the new Domaine de Chézeaux - based on the vineyard holdings of the Mercier family who owned the Domaine de Chézeaux estate located in upper Gevrey-Chambertin. Domaine de Chézeaux was sold to …
Laurent Ponsot
Terroir Insight: Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis
The Clos Saint-Denis from Domaine Ponsot is one of the most famous and notorious wines in the world. This was the very wine that got Rudy Kurniawan exposed as a counterfeiter in the wine world when he attempted to sell bottles of the Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis produced prior to 1982 ... The problem …
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Laurent Ponsot, Meursault Charmes 2016
The 2016 Meursault Charmes from Laurent Ponsot is a delightful surprise to be honest - as the 2016 whites can be somewhat high on the concentration. I have not tasted many white Ponsots before, but this is text-book Meursault - fresh and vivid - no low yield intensity to cloud the expression of …
Laurent Ponsot, Griotte Chambertin “Cuvée du Saule” 2016
The 2016 Griotte Chambertin from Ponsot is a special wine. First and foremost this is the first vintage from the new Laurent Ponsot negotiant business and secondly this is rather a hedonistic bomb. The nose is crammed with sweet dark fruits - raspberries and mulberries - very rich and with a lovely …
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WineHog rating system – more than points
My aim with the Winehog is unchanged, but I have for some time wanted a stronger focus on the hedonistic pleasure and simple enjoyment of drinking Burgundies. I have therefore adjusted my mission statement: "My mission is to help readers find more joy and hedonistic pleasure in Burgundy wines; to …
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