2023 Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes
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The 2023 Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru has a dense nose, red and black fruit, sage and touches of cloves, quite cohesive but backward. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit. Gentle grip, fine acidity, nicely structured; it just attenuates a little towards the finish where I seek a bit more grip.
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Neal Martin
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Quite engaging and mercurial, the 2023 Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru has a very impressive bouquet: hints of gingerbread and fig underscore orange rind-laced dark berry fruit and crushed stone. The palate is medium-bodied and quite persistent in the mouth, with insistent grip and a structured finish. This will require time in bottle but it should turn into an impressive Clos de la Roche.
(the aggregate size of this holding is a whopping 3.4 ha and Ponsot is by far the largest holder in Clos de la Roche). If the Chapelle has the most floral-suffused nose in the range, this has the spiciest with its nose of beautifully layered red berry aromas that are nuanced by hints of violet, earth and a smoky nuance. The gorgeously textured and impressively scaled flavors possess both fine volume and underlying tension while delivering outstanding length on the moderately austere, palate coating and balanced finish that is also very much built-to-age. This is terrific but be aware that it is a wine that will require a minimum of 10 years of keeping and ultimately, probably closer to 20.
About the producer
Domaine Ponsot is one of the most well-known estates in the Côte de Nuits, famed for owning three of the original four hectares of the Clos de la Roche Grand Cru. The legendary domaine also produces another nine Grand Cru cuvées.