95-97 points, Wine Advocate
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92 points, Jasper Morris
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91 points, Vinous
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About the Wine
Critic Reviews
95-97 points, Wine Advocate
95-97 points, Wine Advocate
92 points, Jasper Morris
91 points, Vinous
91 points, Vinous
"The 2013 Clos de la Roche Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, from vines planted in 1905, has an inviting, delineated bouquet with vibrant wild strawberry, raspberry preserve and mineral notes. The palate has great tension – so suave and poised with superb symmetry and an effortless finish that I don’t think the Clos Saint Denis has at the moment. Laurent Ponsot did not disguise his enthusiasm for this Grand Cru and I could understand why."
95-97 points, Wine Advocate
"The 2013 Clos de la Roche Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, from vines planted in 1905, has an inviting, delineated bouquet with vibrant wild strawberry, raspberry preserve and mineral notes. The palate has great tension – so suave and poised with superb symmetry and an effortless finish that I don’t think the Clos Saint Denis has at the moment. Laurent Ponsot did not disguise his enthusiasm for this Grand Cru, and I could understand why."
92 points, Jasper Morris
"(Tasted separate from the 150th anniversary). The color has remained beautifully vibrant, perhaps just a little more evolved at the edges. The fruit is immediately apparent, quite aquiline, with a tight fresh red fruit, barely ripe, but for all that given the tension that many burgundy lovers adore. It is fair to note, though, that with time in the glass, 2013 did evolve quite quickly, even while gaining a little more breadth and an extra sweetness of the fruit."
91 points, Vinous
"The 2013 Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru takes time to unfold on the nose, mainly red fruit, tertiary, with touches of orange rind, subtle estuarine scents and Japanese wakame. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, fresh with a bitter-edged opening. The impressive depth and almost obdurate tannic finish make me wonder whether it is proportionate to the fruit concentration. Maybe afford this a little longer?"
91 points, Vinous
"The 2013 Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru takes time to unfold on the nose, mainly red fruit, tertiary, with touches of orange rind, subtle estuarine scents and Japanese wakame. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, fresh with a bitter-edged opening. The impressive depth and almost obdurate tannic finish make me wonder whether it is proportionate to the fruit concentration. Maybe afford this a little longer?"
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.
