{"id":13766,"date":"2025-11-26T06:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=13766"},"modified":"2025-11-26T06:58:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:58:21","slug":"domaine-ponsot-masterclass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=13766","title":{"rendered":"Domaine Ponsot Masterclass"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13766\" class=\"elementor elementor-13766\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d3d7e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d3d7e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e738bd\" data-id=\"1e738bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df499e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4df499e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It has been 21 years since winemaker <b>Alexandre Abel<\/b> visited New Zealand, and it isn\u2019t often that a label as renowned as Domaine Ponsot give a masterclass featuring the fabled <b>Clos de la Roche<\/b> Grand Cru wine to trade customers. <b>Katharine Maude<\/b> (from Peter Maude Fine Wines) was on hand to steer a select few through the afternoon session at <b>The Northern Club<\/b>, for a deep dive into the current releases.<\/p><p>Domaine Ponsot has a reputation stretching back generations, and is certainly one of the highlights of the appellation of <b>Morey St-Denis<\/b>, which itself suffers somewhat unfortunately from being in the shadow of its the neighbouring appellations of <b>Chambolle-Musigny<\/b> and <b>Gevrey-Chambertin<\/b>.<\/p><p>Established by <b>William Ponsot<\/b> in 1872, they have been family-run in all of their 125+ years. The only bump in the road was the (fairly recent) resignation of <b>Laurent Ponsot<\/b> in 2017, who left to start his own eponymous label, taking many of his crew with him. His sister <b>Rose-Marie Ponsot<\/b> continued to run the Estate, and hired Alexandre as Technical Director when her brother, Laurent, departed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb18dca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb18dca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d455bb\" data-id=\"8d455bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bdf667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bdf667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Table-h1-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13767\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Table-h1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Table-h1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Table-h1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Table-h1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Table-h1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9dceb09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9dceb09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a45e3ec\" data-id=\"a45e3ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c177a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76c177a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Much of the Clos de la Roche vineyard was replanted with massal selection in 1954, but, interestingly &#8211; and telling for showing the reputation and quality &#8211; it was cuttings from this vineyard which provided the source material for the original <b>Dijon clones<\/b> in the 1950s.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>It is usual to assume that the majority of a label\u2019s production is in the Villages bottlings, with smaller and more precious amounts of 1er Cru and then Grand Cru (if they have it) wine made in any year. At Domaine Ponsot, however, 50% of the wine made is Grand Cru, and only around 17% is Villages-level labels.<\/p><p>Records, which the Domaine hold going back to 1953, suggest that late-picking has always been a Ponsot preference. Laurent Ponsot has been known to remark that \u201che judged ripeness by counting 100 days from the ripening of the\u00a0Turk&#8217;s cap lily, a plant found in the forest above the vineyards, rather than the vine itself\u201d This usually gave him a late start compared to neighbours. Hand-picking, with stringent sorting from vineyard to winery, and then full de-stemming of fruit is a characteristic of the Domaine.<\/p><p>Oak has not been part of the signature of these wines &#8211; they use no new oak in their bottlings. There was also an evolution in the early 2000s when the habit of three punch-downs a day was reduced, and thermoregulation was introduced. A shift from cork to the\u00a0very technical and distinctive ArdeaSeal\u00a0closure in 2008 was further evidence of the push where excellence trumps tradition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae33b91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae33b91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f2c75d\" data-id=\"0f2c75d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5c9fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5c9fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bottle-v1-625x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13768\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bottle-v1-625x1024.jpeg 625w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bottle-v1-183x300.jpeg 183w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bottle-v1-768x1258.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bottle-v1-938x1536.jpeg 938w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Bottle-v1.jpeg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3ebe5f\" data-id=\"b3ebe5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be2bb95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be2bb95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We start with a couple of whites &#8211; <b>Maison Ponsot Saint Romain \u2018Cuv\u00e9e de la M\u00e9sange\u2019 2022<\/b> contains fruit from outside the Estate &#8211; around 15% of grapes are purchased. The bouquet is superb &#8211; very pretty, with fresh citrus and almond. Accessible and ready-to drink in the palate, with more orange fruit flavours, an oatmeal texture and a long, chalky finish. The <b>Domaine Ponsot Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru \u2018Clos des Monts Luisants\u2019 Monopole 2002<\/b> is confounding. First, to taste, this is clearly a step up, and I also get a larger sense of oak &#8211; although there is no new oak used. Orange-fleshed fruits &#8211; apricot, quince and satsuma. Acidity is sharp and keen, and there\u2019s a minerality highlighted by an absence of malolactic ferment. The confounding bit? It is 100% Aligote! Alexandre cleverly only tells the room the c\u00e9page after we\u2019ve tasted. I\u2019ve not had one of this quality before &#8211; and it is the only 1er Cru in Burgundy that is Aligote.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f47256 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f47256\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-536a2c0\" data-id=\"536a2c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dfb5f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dfb5f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The tasting is three flights &#8211; whites, then Villages level reds, then the icon wines. <b>Domaine Ponsot Gevrey-Chambertin \u2018Cuv\u00e9e Les Abeilles\u2019 2022<\/b> has a lovely dark-fruited perfume. Quite an intense purple colour, with cherry and plum in a broad, open palate. Crisp acidity suits this youthful, lively expression. With 5-10 years ageing capability, this is one to enjoy now and no need to cellar extensively. <b>Domaine Ponsot Morey-Saint-Denis \u2018Cuv\u00e9e des Grives\u2019 2022<\/b> shows more savoury notes both on the nose and to taste. A complex palate has lots of toasty spice, and rich red fruits. This would benefit from up to ten years in the cellar, but shows very well today.<\/p><p><b>Domaine Ponsot Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru \u2018Cuv\u00e9e des Alouettes\u2019 2022 <\/b>comes from the same area as the previous wine &#8211; the only difference is the position of these vines on the slope. Excellent depth and concentration, with a structure that suggests it will last at least 20 years in your cellar. A grip of tannin, striking acidity and savoury umami flavours. A herbal note &#8211; woody herbs &#8211; that I hadn\u2019t seen in the other wines. Powerful and intense, with a well-balanced and lengthy finish.<\/p><p>The last wine is their iconic <b>Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru \u2018Cuv\u00e9e Vielles Vignes\u2019 2022<\/b>. There\u2019s an exotic note to the perfume, with lilac, violet and orchid florals, then elderberry, cranberry and a hint of peaty earth. Dry to taste, but rich and rounded, with a voluptuous texture. Bright acidity gives great flow through the elegant but powerful palate. A peppery note to the finish. Obviously well-suited to cellaring, this is tasting fine, if quite serious and tight, today. Patience would be required to enjoy it at its best.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e564075 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e564075\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c0a8ae\" data-id=\"1c0a8ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515c786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"515c786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the tasting, I get to look at those <b>ArdeaSeal<\/b> closures, as I\u2019d not held one before. Alexandre explains that it is a multi-component wine closure designed as a reliable alternative to traditional corks. They moved to it to eliminate issues like cork taint and chemical interactions while providing consistent oxygen permeability for wine ageing. The stopper is still used with a traditional corkscrew and Domaine Ponsot have theirs in a particular colour with the wine name and their logo on them.\u00a0<\/p><p>Here is a link to the Domaine Ponsot wines for sale &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmfw.co.nz\/collections\/domaine-ponsot\">https:\/\/www.pmfw.co.nz\/collections\/domaine-ponsot<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3d044a\" data-id=\"f3d044a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f146e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f146e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"997\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ardeaseal-corks-755x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13770\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ardeaseal-corks-755x1024.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ardeaseal-corks-221x300.jpeg 221w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ardeaseal-corks-768x1042.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ardeaseal-corks.jpeg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been 21 years since winemaker Alexandre Abel visited New Zealand, and it isn\u2019t often that a label as renowned as Domaine Ponsot give a masterclass featuring the fabled &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","category-writing-about-wine"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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