camille giroud & chezeaux/ponsot – weekend stuff – week 28…
Despite the temperature closing in on 30° this weekend, my boss said – No, it has to be red! So here you go: 2012 Camille Giroud, Volnay 1er Les Lurets Hmm – the nose is not the best – it’s not bad, but I’d want more purity… Read More
ponsot’s 2005…
Okay, I realise that was just a bit clickbaity, but I really did open one – if only the Bourgogne Rouge – fortunately it was drinking very well indeed 😉 Since Allen Meadows scored this domaine’s 2005s, they basically departed the world’s list of ‘available’ wines – at least… Read More
laurent ponsot’s new ‘shop’ in beaune…
I thought this might be of interest to anyone in Beaune/Burgundy/France – it’s (to my knowledge) Laurent Ponsot’s’ first official ‘outlet.’ Attached to the Hotel de Beaune and the Bistro de l’Hôtel is a wine-shop – largely unremarkable in its first 18 months or-so – save for its… Read More
ponsot’s 2011 alouettes…
2011 Ponsot, Morey St.Denis 1er Cuvée Les Alouettes Pretty crystalline fruit on the nose with just a faint note of P. Sweet and very pretty, with plenty of mouth-watering acidity. This is actually very, very tasty, despite…… Read More
chezeaux / ponsot 2011 chambolle charmes
The ardea plastic seals are still in attendance, but with a variation this year – the little black ring of yester-year is now a red ring! Oh, and I still find them a nightmare to remove: lever corkscrews can even chip the glass, such is the pressure required to… Read More
a tale of two chambolles: ponsot & de villamont
I recognise their headquarters in Savigny, but I can’t recall tasting many wines from de Villamont – they have quite a mix of domaine vines, and like most producers in Burgundy, they are trying to emphasise quality over quantity – so I heard! – this should be a… Read More
ponsot 2008 griotte-chambertin
2008 Ponsot, Griotte-Chambertin The nose has some herbal notes to begin with; building and building in the glass to offer aromas that show a very impressive depth of cushioned red fruit – very fine indeed (some might say). Read More
2009 ponsot chambolle 1er les charmes
Another day, another Charmes. Laurent Ponsot tells me that the market has taken very well to his Ardea seals, and given three corked wines at a recent vertical tasting of his Clos de la Roche VV he remains absolutely sure that this was the only way to go. I… Read More
ponsot/chézeaux 2008 clos st.denis tvv…
I decided I’d had enough of that old wine – time for some good new stuff 😉 2008 des Chézeaux (Ponsot), Clos St.Denis Très Vieilles Vignes Ardea sealed and these things are frankly a pain in the arse… Read More