1998 Domaine Ponsot Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos des Monts Luisants Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 88.7 points

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  8/18/2017 - SAND Likes this wine: 89 Points

  (Aged sur lie, unfiltered)
  APPEARANCE: Golden colour.
  NOSE: Initially some wax and yellow fruit. Develops with air; butter, a little smoke, some minerality, more yellow fruits, pears.
  After 1 hour the nose is open, rich, dominated by yellow sweet cherries, pear and white peach, butter and smoke. (89p)
  TASTE: The arrival is kind of closed initially, delivering quite some richness and underlying fruit, but very difficult to grasp more specifically. The mid palate yields a bit more; yellow fruits and pears, yellow sweet cherries. The exit is slightly astringent, with stone fruit notes.
  After 1 hour the arrival is much more open, the wine is rich, slightly oily, has the same yellow cherries, yellow fruits and pear fruitiness as on the nose. And it's a lovely fruitiness. The aftertaste is tighter, more acidic but also with a lot of fruit, not quite letting up, similar to the more austere element found by other tasters. (90p)
  So far a total score of 89 points.
  This wine seems to still be on its way to peak maturity (drink until 2022...?)

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  6/3/2010 - ricknat1 wrote: 88 Points

  At lunch at the Domaine: Totally different, caramel colored and sherry instead of fresh fruit. Interestingly, this sung with a Epoisses Fondue

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  2/19/2009 - Paul S wrote: 89 Points

  Tasting and Dinner with Laurent Ponsot of Domaine Ponsot (Harbour Grill, Hilton Hotel, Singapore): 20% Chard in this. Another interesting wine. Mushrooms, mineral and a whiff of blue cheese at first sniff, augmented by sweet yellow fruit and a strong undercurrent of cooked lentils. Reminded me somewhat of an aged Gruner. The palate had a weighty oiliness and rich white fruit wed to fresh lemon and grapefruity acidity. I found it a little hard and unyielding compared to the softer, lusher 1997 though. Finish was a litte shortish. Not a bad wine, good with food, but not one for everybody I think.

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