There is a core list of famous estates that has set the bearings of the Winehog travel through Burgundy.
One is Ponsot – Domaine Ponsot, and since 2017, still with the same illustrious and mysterious person behind these magnificent wines – Laurent Ponsot.

I started my Burgundy journey back in the early 1990s with some memorable Clos de la Roche 1988 from Domaine Ponsot and made by Laurent Ponsot … the first great Burgundies I ever bought and enjoyed.
Since the start, I have been following the wines of Laurent Ponsot, tasting most vintages of Clos de la Roche and Griotte Chambertin and enjoying the special vibe and style that has always been glowing in these wines. The energy and intensity when they are young is sometimes difficult to understand in comparison to the glow and vivid passionate fire they exude when the wines have matured.
They can be that good – and this is why I have always searched for and graced my life with some fine Ponsot moments.
Yes, they are sometimes difficult to appreciate for the beginner, but give them time and space and they will sometimes unfold magical beauty which is rarely seen in Burgundy … just like the Burgundian beauty at the fireplace.
Ponsot … before and now
A lot has been written about the Ponsot split, and my positive take on it is that there are now two Ponsot lineups to pick from. The Laurent Ponsot estate has brought the Ponsot wines further in a new and modern setup keeping the essential core of the Laurent Ponsot style and vibe.
In 2017, Laurent Ponsot left his family estate with his core team, and created “Laurent Ponsot”, an estate with a large négocient part in Gilly-les-Citeaux.
With him, he brought a few vineyards, primarily core négociant contracts and the knowledge and competencies to continue the style, vibe and quality of his wines.
Since this shift, the Domaine des Chezeaux estate that was at the core of the Ponsot estate for many years has been sold, and created a new setting for Laurent … a challenge no doubt – but as this tasting shows, strong minds and ideas prevail even when the Burgundian breeze turns into a firestorm.
The new estate is very modern and high tech, but the production remains classical (without new oak as always) and minimal interventions.
Laurent Ponsot makes great wines … wines of and with an intellectual passion … this is very rare.







My history with Laurent Ponsot
I first met Laurent Ponsot in 1999 when I tasted the 1996 and 1997 vintages at the estate in Morey-Saint-Denis … two very different vintages with the 1996s being somewhat difficult in the beginning … but eventually, they came around.
The next meeting with Laurent was while attending Dr. NK Youngs 85th Birthday in Singapore, a huge charity tasting with more than 70 winegrowers.
Then, there was a notorious tasting in Copenhagen … with the whole crew and tasters in very good “form” – including a tasting the next day in Formel B – where the freshness and form were weaker. And lastly, a tasting in 2015 with Laurent presenting lovely wines at Bistro Bohème in Copenhagen.
I still visit Domaine Ponsot, but to visit Laurent again today is a treat and a pleasure – his knowledge and humour is legendary.
The tasting







Laurent Ponsot Bourgogne Blanc 2022
The Bourgogne Blanc is a great intro to the lineup. It’s rich for the level… It has intensity and could work as an apéritif. A big cuvée, and this just proves mastery of Laurent Ponsot as a négociant … finding the grapes from several growers and combining these into a wine with that Laurent Ponsot quality and style.
(Drink from 2025) – (88p) – Good –
Laurent Ponsot Meursault Village 2022
The Meursault is even more impressive but also more costly as Meursaults tend to be these days. Rich and generous with a generic Meursault expression … neither top or bottom terroir but unmistakenly Meursault … a treat. This is textbook – no new oak style … and I like it.
(Drink from 2027) – (90p) – Very Good –
Laurent Ponsot Meursault Blagny 2022
A classic Blagny … stony … lime-stony with a tight structure and a lovely mineral texture. A wine for food .. oysters … seafood… and will compliment even the spicy Asian variants of langoustines or lobsters … even the warm water variants if the economic crisis is hard!
(Drink from 2030) – (92p) – Fine –
Laurent Ponsot Meursault Genevrières 2022
The Meursault Genevrières is one of the top wines in the lineup. True vin d’émotion … Deep fruit … intense … delicate and very silky … Genevrières at its best … love the texture and the refinement. More into classic white fish … turbot or even the delicate but simple Pleuronectes platessa … the European plaice. Love and miss this classic Danish serving.
(Drink from 2030) – (94-95p) – Very Fine+ –
Laurent Ponsot Corton Charlemagne 2022
The Corton Charlemagne also offers a very high level of verve and livelyness. It is a tremendously hedonistic wine with loads of intense and vivid fruit, a slight reduction indicates quite some juice from the Pernand side … but even Ladoix is represented. It’s perfumed and delicate with a fantastic balance and freshness. Will work with everything from oysters to lobsters… plaice to Turbot … I need some fresh seafood.
(Drink from 2035) – (95-96p) – Outstanding –
Laurent Ponsot Bourgogne Rouge 2022
Laurent Ponsot produces impressive quality and intensity at the bottom of the range. The context is classical négociant grapes blended with talent and a great understanding of the palate. Not detailed and extremely complex, but a wine that displays the joy of Pinot … these are very drinkable wines – and so is the Bourgogne Rouge.
(Drink from 2030) – (88p) – Very Good –
Laurent Ponsot Gevrey Chambertin 2022
Stepping up to village level, the complexity and the refinement take it up a notch … and the potential to mature and age. I have enjoyed many Gevreys from Ponsot (the old Cuvée de l’Abeille), and given 10 years in the cellar, these do magic with a Poularde de Bresse. Now, it is the Cuvée de de l’Aulne that set this marker of Pinot joy. It’s energetic and with a lovely vivacity …
(Drink from 2030) – (90p) – Fine –
Laurent Ponsot Chambolle Musigny 2022
To me, one of my favourites in the range – is the Chambolle village. More defined and detailed than the Gevrey and with a gorgeous hedonistic energy. Classical Chambolle notes apparently with some limestone solid to define the minerality. Very good energy … hedonistic this is why I crave Chambolle.
(Drink from 2033) – (91-92p) – Fine –
Laurent Ponsot Chambolle Musigny Les Sentiers 2022
Sentiers is a classical North side of Chambolle terroir, and it needs time to unfold … often 10 years or more. In the end, I like these below-Bonnes Mares-terroirs, but prefer the mineral expression is closer to the Chambolle Village … south of and even north of the village like Fuées and Cras.
(Drink from 2033) – (93p) – Very Fine –
Laurent Ponsot Gevrey Chambertin En Ergot 2022
En Ergot is the lower southern part of Petite Chapelle – the 1er located below Chapelle Chambertin. It’s a vivid wine with a larger complexity than the Gevrey and even Sentier giving it a lovely hedonistic richness … generous and with lots of potential.
(Drink from 2033) – (93p) – Very Fine –
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