Domaine Ponsot Clos de Vougeot Cuvee Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru 2017

I fondly remember my first and only visit to Ponsot, back in 2001. Holy ground, really, and a revelation to taste from barrel. This, of course, is the benchmark for Clos Vougeot and we scored a pristine parcel with perfect provenance, direct from the domaine. It simply does not get better than this.

From an ideally situated parcel in the lieu-dit Petit Maupertuis and another next to the Chateau de Latour from vines at least 60 years old, Ponsot’s Clos Vougeot is a reference point for what can be achieved in this epic vineyard. Always picked late, sometimes two weeks after their neighbors, and the sorting done in the vineyard. According to the winery, if sorting needs to be done when the grapes arrive at the winery, it’s already too late. Meticulous farming and green harvesting along with organic and biodynamic practices lead to pristine fruit that is gently fermented and always raised in neutral oak. Rarely does Grand Cru fruit not see at least some new oak barrels in Burgundy, so Ponsot is always about fruit purity and fine tannins. The 2017 blew our socks off with a massive core of sappy red fruit and glorious, regal tannins — this is a wine that will age with the very best wines made in the world.

Just 48 bottles available with winery-direct provenance, this is the real deal... While is lasts!

PAIRING IDEAS: Go old school. Filet mignon, seared, rested, and topped with a simple demiglace and your ultimate butter mashed potatoes. Cheese for after. Classic!

MUSIC SUGGESTIONS: You can only pair iconic with iconic, and it only makes sense to pair this lovely red with some Johnny Cash's “I Walk The Line”!