Soft, sexy, elegant, som much Pinot-pleasure here, a real Chambolle, a real Charmes, feminine, charming with ripe fruit; still young, but approachable. #CP
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A Fine Weekend at the Autostadt; 3/30/2019-3/31/2019 (Hotel Ritz Carlton, AQUA Restaurant): This one is for me, needs still a decent decant, at first wild, wild wild on the nose and palate, absolutely bewitching fruit, still a little tannic, but blossoms up, with more aeration really complex, fine and all the way elegant, long+ aftertaste, stunning bottle, **(**+?), 93-94(+?) potencial
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recent acquisition. PNP. color ruby with slightest bricking edges. cork leaked a little which worried me about provenance. nose dominated by sous bois and cherry. swishing shows high tone acid and also tannin, but the fruit prevents this from being stringent. sipping this shows high gloss cherry fruit with considerable length. if there was some heat damage this must have been mind blowing, because it is pretty damned good. i think that this is in its drinking window but there is fuel in the tank too.
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Mid-ruby, brick edges; earth, leather, red fruit, strawberry nose; mid-body; balanced; good fruit and structure; long semi-tight fruity finish. Needs a little time.
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I was disappointed with this wine. I will assume that it is just a bad time to drink it as the nose was really quite nice - lots of earth and cool Pinot fruit. The palate is the issue tonight as it is flat out bitter on the finish. My experience with wines from Ponsot is checkered at best. I own a good stash and therefore hope it is just a matter of time .... (85+?)
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A private dinner (Restaurant Aqua ***, Wolfsburg, Germany): Very stemmy nose, high-toned but deep and and energetic; very elegant and minerally, relatively tight and structured, good length. Not really charming or feminine, may be in a somewhat dumb phase.
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Clear ruby color with a hint of bricking. The nose is a bit caustic with hints of red berries, but without the usual forest floor and fungus typical of Ponsot. On the palate, there's a nice balance of acidity, raspberry and strawberry notes, and just a trace of mint. Again, less earthiness than I've come to expect from this domaine. A bit closed. I think patience will be rewarded here and this wine will benefit from at least another 3-5 years in the bottle.
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Tasting and Dinner with Laurent Ponsot of Domaine Ponsot (Harbour Grill, Hilton Hotel, Singapore): Very nice, but very young still. Nose was a bit reductive at first, and the flavours were a little shut-in. It took some time to blossom though, and by the end of the tasting, it was showing very nicely, with lifted scents of sweet, dark cherries perfumed with fresh flowers and a nice, high-toned minerality. There was also a little underlayer of rich earthiness which should come up a bit more as the wine evovles. The palate had good weight and was marked, initially, with tight, grainy tannins. But as it opened up, I got nice cherry scents, a touch of cola and more perfumy notes. Balance was decent, but it was certainly not the freshest of Burgs. Finsih was shortish at first, but seemed to stretch out and lengthen as the wine took on air, and showed bright cherry flavours along with bittersweet herbs and a touch of menthol. It should improve with time in the bottle but, like many of the 2006s on show, I am not sure that this will be the longest lived of Ponsot's wines. 90-91 for now.
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9/27/2020 - beatles wrote: 94 Points
Soft, sexy, elegant, som much Pinot-pleasure here, a real Chambolle, a real Charmes, feminine, charming with ripe fruit; still young, but approachable.
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3/30/2019 - fc1910 Likes this wine: 94 Points
A Fine Weekend at the Autostadt; 3/30/2019-3/31/2019 (Hotel Ritz Carlton, AQUA Restaurant): This one is for me, needs still a decent decant, at first wild, wild wild on the nose and palate, absolutely bewitching fruit, still a little tannic, but blossoms up, with more aeration really complex, fine and all the way elegant, long+ aftertaste, stunning bottle, **(**+?), 93-94(+?) potencial
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8/18/2018 - chcook Likes this wine:
recent acquisition. PNP. color ruby with slightest bricking edges. cork leaked a little which worried me about provenance. nose dominated by sous bois and cherry. swishing shows high tone acid and also tannin, but the fruit prevents this from being stringent. sipping this shows high gloss cherry fruit with considerable length. if there was some heat damage this must have been mind blowing, because it is pretty damned good. i think that this is in its drinking window but there is fuel in the tank too.
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12/8/2017 - sdwineguru Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pale brick, amber edges; mineral nose; earthy, smokey, gamey, opens with air; mid-body, good tannins, long semi-chewy finish.
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6/4/2017 - sdwineguru Likes this wine: 91 Points
Mid-ruby, brick edges; earth, leather, red fruit, strawberry nose; mid-body; balanced; good fruit and structure; long semi-tight fruity finish. Needs a little time.
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2/19/2014 - dbkitc wrote: 85 Points
I was disappointed with this wine. I will assume that it is just a bad time to drink it as the nose was really quite nice - lots of earth and cool Pinot fruit. The palate is the issue tonight as it is flat out bitter on the finish. My experience with wines from Ponsot is checkered at best. I own a good stash and therefore hope it is just a matter of time .... (85+?)
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11/23/2013 - Barry Rothof wrote:
Wow this one is heavy Corked , no discussion!
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11/10/2013 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: flawed
VinGilles Chambolle-Musigny Tasting (Café De Klepel, Prinsenstraat 22, Amsterdam, NL): Corked beyond your wildest dreams!
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5/24/2013 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private dinner (Restaurant Aqua ***, Wolfsburg, Germany): Very stemmy nose, high-toned but deep and and energetic; very elegant and minerally, relatively tight and structured, good length. Not really charming or feminine, may be in a somewhat dumb phase.
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2/24/2012 - DStyner wrote: 87 Points
Clear ruby color with a hint of bricking. The nose is a bit caustic with hints of red berries, but without the usual forest floor and fungus typical of Ponsot. On the palate, there's a nice balance of acidity, raspberry and strawberry notes, and just a trace of mint. Again, less earthiness than I've come to expect from this domaine. A bit closed. I think patience will be rewarded here and this wine will benefit from at least another 3-5 years in the bottle.
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6/12/2010 - Pelimanni wrote: 93 Points
fresh and pleasant pinot noir with floral aromas.
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2/19/2009 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points
Tasting and Dinner with Laurent Ponsot of Domaine Ponsot (Harbour Grill, Hilton Hotel, Singapore): Very nice, but very young still. Nose was a bit reductive at first, and the flavours were a little shut-in. It took some time to blossom though, and by the end of the tasting, it was showing very nicely, with lifted scents of sweet, dark cherries perfumed with fresh flowers and a nice, high-toned minerality. There was also a little underlayer of rich earthiness which should come up a bit more as the wine evovles. The palate had good weight and was marked, initially, with tight, grainy tannins. But as it opened up, I got nice cherry scents, a touch of cola and more perfumy notes. Balance was decent, but it was certainly not the freshest of Burgs. Finsih was shortish at first, but seemed to stretch out and lengthen as the wine took on air, and showed bright cherry flavours along with bittersweet herbs and a touch of menthol. It should improve with time in the bottle but, like many of the 2006s on show, I am not sure that this will be the longest lived of Ponsot's wines. 90-91 for now.
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