92-94 points, Wine Advocate
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92+ points, Wine Advocate
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92 points, Wine Spectator
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91-94 points, Jasper Morris
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91 points, Vinous
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91 points, Burghound
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90-92 points, Burghound
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About the Wine
Critic Reviews
92-94 points, Wine Advocate
92+ points, Wine Advocate
92 points, Wine Spectator
91 points, Burghound
91-94 points, Jasper Morris
91 points, Vinous
90-92 points, Burghound
“The 2018 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos des Monts Luisants Blanc has turned out very well, the Aligoté grape and this high-altitude site evidently making for a fine marriage with the balmy vintage. Exhibiting aromas of green apple, citrus rind and candle wax, it’s medium to full-bodied, textural but incisive, with a racy spine of acid and chalky back-end grip.”
92+ points, Wine Advocate
“The 2018 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos des Monts Luisants Blanc has turned out very nicely in bottle, mingling scents of pear and white flowers with hints of beeswax, toasted almonds and petrol. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and chiseled, it’s nicely concentrated, with tangy acids and a layered core of fruit.”
92 points, Wine Spectator
“A serious and complex white, revealing lemon cake, white peach, beeswax and pastry aromas and flavors. Creamy in texture and harmonious, with a lingering aftertaste of lemon, saline mineral and roasted almond. Drink now through 2025. 490 cases made, 25 cases imported.”
91 points, Burghound
“(~85% of the blend is from very old vines and 15% is from vines planted in 2006). A slightly riper and agreeably fresh nose offers up vaguely exotic aromas of white peach, poached pear and melon, along with wisps of citrus confit and an interesting hint of tangerine peel. The attractively textured and energetic medium weight flavors possess evident minerality and solid detail together with good power on the complex and long if slightly warm finale. This youthfully austere effort is actually quite energetic in the context of the 2018 vintage and a wine that should repay mid-term keeping. 2026+”
91-94 points, Jasper Morris
“All Aligoté vines (except for one bunch of Chasselas, they ate the rest!) were planted in 1911 (85%), with the rest from 1930 and 2006. It has a clean, fresh nose, lively and fresh. This was the last to be picked, surviving hydric stress without becoming too ripe. There is good acidity, of course, but a slight heaviness at the back.”
91 points, Vinous
“The 2018 Morey-Saint-Denis Clos des Monts Luisants Blanc 1er Cru has a characterful, distinctive nose with fennel, wild mint aromas intertwined with nettle and broom. It conveys a sense of the Northern Rhône. The palate is well-balanced with Nashi pear and grilled walnuts, maybe just a little spirituous towards the finish, though bottle age should temper that. I’d stick this white away for several years and see what comes out the other side.”
90-92 points, Burghound
“A fresher and spicier nose offers up cool aromas of various white orchard fruit and citrus confit along with an interesting hint of tangerine peel. The attractively textured and energetic medium weight flavors possess almost as much minerality and even better detail if not quite the same power on the complex, long and balanced finale.”
About The Winery
Vineyard Brands has a history spanning more than 40 years of buying wines from Domaine Ponsot - first from Hippolyte Ponsot, later from his son Jean-Marie, and most recently from Laurent and Rose-Marie. Domaine Ponsot's history begins in 1872 when William Ponsot purchased a wine estate in Morey-Saint-Denis and set up his home there. His major parcels of land at that time were the Clos des Monts-Luisants and Clos de la Roche. His nephew and godson, Hippolyte Ponsot, took over the domaine in 1920, and in 1932 started bottling his entire harvest at the domaine, a rarity for the time. Eventually the estate was passed down to Hippolyte's son Jean-Marie, and later to Jean-Marie's children, Laurent and Rose-Marie. Today, Rose-Marie Ponsot is the sole director of the company, seconded by Alexandre Abel. Unfettered by the latest fashions, Domaine Ponsot has always sought to express the richness of Burgundy terroir through natural cultivation practices. Human intervention is limited and only applied to the help that the vine needs. The family's long tradition of letting nature take the lead work that today the vineyards are in exceptional condition.
