Ponsot Chapelle Chambertin Grand Cru 2012

Ponsot Chapelle Chambertin Grand Cru 2012Deep ruby color. A very ripe yet wonderfully fresh and expressive nose features notes of cassis, plum, black cherry and a broad array of spice nuances. There is a highly seductive mouth feel to the velvet textured, powerful and robust big bodied flavors that display plenty of minerality and drive on the exceptionally persistent finish. It's relatively rare that Ponsot's Chapelle surpasses his Griotte but in 2012 it appears to have just a bit more

This is at once more elegant and spicier as well with its pretty combination of red currant

It possessed huge quantities of fruit

this is a sensational tour de force and a great tribute to this spectacular hillside site on Pritchard Hill

all wrapped in bitter cherry pit-inflected

powerful and concentrated medium weight plus flavors culminate in a ripe

white peach

which is more delicate than powerful

On the palate

Offering less obvious pleasure

but that's not the main attraction here

generous and naturally sweet medium-bodied flavors culminate in a firm

stony and beautifully delineated broad-shouldered flavors that display plenty of power and drive on the palate coating finish that goes on and on