Ponsot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes 2011

Ponsot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes 2011A discreet application of wood does not reduce the considerable appeal of the ripe, pure and airy nose with its broad mlange of wild red berry fruit liqueur, earth, spice, violets and a hint of animale. The broad shouldered flavors possess superb mid palate concentration that enrobes the buried but still quite firm tannins while culminating in a beautifully balanced, muscular and explosively long finish.

super-pure

highly complex

but full body

There is again excellent volume to the sleek but powerful and concentrated middle weight plus flavors that exude a fine bead of minerality on the moderately austere finish that delivers flat out superb persistence

A Napa Valley classic

cool and beautifully spicy aromas of secondary red currant aromas that exhibit a discreet whiff of sous-bois

and luxuriantly rich layers of viscous

Massive and rich

anis) is outstanding

blackberry fruit

Lovely and understated

whilst preserving some structure