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Domaine Ponsot Morey-Saint-Denis Cuvée des Grives 2019

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Domaine Ponsot Morey-Saint-Denis Cuvée des Grives 2019
Producer Domaine Ponsot
Region, Country Gevrey-Chambertin, France
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 21229-750

A grive is the bird we call a thrush in English. This is one of the Ponsot family’s foundational wines with the first-ever crop harvested in 1872! It’s a single-vineyard wine from a 0.62-hectare plot of vines that sit just behind the domaine’s ‘Petit Château’ at the very top of the Morey slope. It’s easy to find on the map as this is the section of Monts Luisants that is designated villages, right above the 1er Cru area of the same site. The altitude here is a very high 350 metres and the soil is extremely rocky, covered with Comblanchien limestone scree (calcaire à entroques). There’s also a strong influence from the forest (shading and cool air). 

  

Domaine Ponsot Morey-Saint-Denis Cuvée des Grives 2019

Reviews

“From the upper part of Monts Luisants. Intense bright youthful purple. A welcome wealth of dark raspberry fruit, with an impressive intensity without feeling over ripe. Keeps the fine fresh finish of the upper hillside, and has avoided aspects of drought.” 89-92 points
Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy
“Wafting from the glass with aromas of sweet red berries and plums mingled with warm spices and a discreet touch of youthful reduction, the 2019 Morey-Saint-Denis Cuvée des Grives is medium to full-bodied, layered and lively, with powdery tannins and a promising sense of reserve.”
90 points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
“The typical Ponsot treatment of destemmed fruit and maturation in old casks brings this cuvée wonderful purity of fruit, with bright red berry aromas and a floral edge. The texture is precise, somewhat nervous, with fresh acidity and grippy tannins. Marvellous."
92 points, Charles Curtis MW, Decanter

Reviews

“From the upper part of Monts Luisants. Intense bright youthful purple. A welcome wealth of dark raspberry fruit, with an impressive intensity without feeling over ripe. Keeps the fine fresh finish of the upper hillside, and has avoided aspects of drought.” 89-92 points
Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy
“Wafting from the glass with aromas of sweet red berries and plums mingled with warm spices and a discreet touch of youthful reduction, the 2019 Morey-Saint-Denis Cuvée des Grives is medium to full-bodied, layered and lively, with powdery tannins and a promising sense of reserve.”
90 points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
“The typical Ponsot treatment of destemmed fruit and maturation in old casks brings this cuvée wonderful purity of fruit, with bright red berry aromas and a floral edge. The texture is precise, somewhat nervous, with fresh acidity and grippy tannins. Marvellous."
92 points, Charles Curtis MW, Decanter

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