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| Colour | Red |
| Type | Still |
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Region | Vintage | Wine | Size | Cs | Bts | Price |
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 | Burgundy | 2008 | Clos de la Roche VV, Domaine Ponsot | MG | 0 | 3 | 3,500.00 | 6 | 3 | 388.88888866667 | 96.00 | 96.00 | Clos de la Roche VV, Ponsot | 1.5 | ||
| Burgundy | 2008 | Clos de la Roche VV, Domaine Ponsot OWC, high fills, very slightly stained labels | MG | 0 | 3 | 3,500.00 3,300.00 | 6 | 3 | 366.66666666667 | 96.00 | 96.00 | Clos de la Roche VV, Ponsot | 1.5 | ||
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The 2008 Clos de la Roche Cuvee Vieilles Vignes is a silky, elegant wine. Freshly cut roses, dark red fruit and minerals sit on a core of utterly refined tannins. This shows stunning balance in a weightless style that gains energy on the clean, focused finish. This is a fabulous effort from Ponsot. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2033.
**Note: the aggregate size of this holding is a whopping 3.4 ha and Ponsot is easily the largest holder in Clos de la Roche**
Heavy reduction blocks the nose though it's possible to discern that beneath the funk lies very ripe fruit. By contrast, the vibrant and powerful big-bodied flavors are wonderfully fresh and culminate in a robust and well-muscled finish that avoids any rusticity because of the huge amounts of dry extract on the palate saturating finale. I really like the sense of perfect balance plus the combination of a textured and velvety mouth feel juxtaposed against the precision and tension of the flavors and finish. In a word, terrific (but lots of patience required).
