Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2016 (1.5L) Reuda and a succulent and lengthy

and a succulent and lengthy finish

Well-structured and shot through with a savoury black fruit and charcoal character alongside fine tannins that slowly but surely build through the palate

offering an intense vinous bouquet with beguiling blackberry and violet notes

Full and powerful palate with well-balanced tannins

aromatic power and a contrast of textures

Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2016 (1.5L) Reuda and a succulent and lengthy97 points John Gilman Not surprisingly, the 2016 Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes from Domaine Ponsot is utterly brilliant. The bouquet is deep, sappy and very pure, delivering scents of red and black cherries, plums, raw cocoa, gamebird, woodsmoke and a magically complex base of soil tones. On the palate the wine is pure, sappy and very transparent in profile, with a great core of fruit, impeccable focus and balance, suave, ripe tannins and a very,