2007 Domaine Ponsot Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos des Monts Luisants Vieilles Vignes

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  4/5/2024 - portman63 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Yes, this is at a mature stage, especially given the vintage. But it showed well and was not overly oxidized beyond the 17 years. It was still showing apple and pear flavors and some marzipan. Somewhat like an apple pie but more on the savory elements. FORCEBERRY really captures it well so I won't try to improve on that except that 3 years later the premier cru quality still shows. I also will agree that this vintage is/was earlier maturing than the 2006 which is still in it's prime.

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  5/21/2022 - peterseville Does not like this wine:

  Possibly flawed bottle or else I left this too long. Ridiculously overoxidised - looks and smells like sherry. Got another 5 bottles to get through , so hope this is a one-off.

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  8/29/2021 - oxwombat Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Opened in London, P&P and shared over dinner.
  
  This was a real treat from B-to-B, and a wine that I had not tried before. Luscious colour from the age, with great floral notes coming through to balance the Aligoté acidity, padded by a mineral backbone. Structure was there but it was also relaxed, allowing it to come across as very expressive and even somewhat creamy on the palate going down. Really enjoyable and glad to have tried it.
  
  However, at this point, I'm not sure if there is much more upside or ageing potential. As such, would probably drink up.

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  7/22/2021 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points

  Not only is this a rare white in that it is a white 1er Cru Burgundy from Côte des Nuits, a region known for their red wines, but especially because it is the sole 1er Cru Burgundy made entirely of Aligoté, planted in 1er Cru Monts Luisants. MLF is not encouraged and the wine seldom undergoes malo. The wine is aged for two years in old oak barrels. Bottled unfined and without SO2. 14% alcohol.
  
  Concentrated and moderately deep greenish-yellow color. Huge, noticeably ripe and honestly quite massive nose with lush aromas of sweet tropical fruits, fresh white peach, some overripe apricot, a little bit of boozy alcohol, light waxy notes, oaky hints of creaminess, exotic spices and savory wood and a touch of pineapple juice. No other wine in our tasting of 14 Aligotés showed such power and ripeness - to me, this reminds me more of an Alsace Grand Cru Pinot Gris than Aligoté! Contrasting the huge nose, the wine is surprisingly crisp, lively and medium-bodied on the palate, although the ripeness is still quite obvious in the high alcohol and slightly oily and viscous mouthfeel full of dry extract. There are concentrated flavors of very ripe yellow fruits and wizened Golden Delicious apple, some creamy notes, a little bit of pineapple, light tart notes of tangy Granny Smith apple, a hint of stony minerality and a touch of savory old oak spice. The bright, high acidity balances the concentrated flavors and oily mouthfeel quite well. The finish is fresh, crisp and remarkably persistent with some alcohol warmth and a very lengthy aftertaste of concentrated tropical fruits, some mineral notes of tangy salinity, a little bit of creamy oak, light stony mineral notes that taper towards extracted bitterness, a hint of pineapple and an evolved touch of browned butter.
  
  A huge powerhouse of Aligoté if there ever was one! The wine is atypically ripe for an Aligoté, showing more concentrated fruit I've ever seen in the variety with so boozy alcohol that makes me feel that the 14% in the label might be an understatement. Despite its massive size, the wine carries itself surprisingly well, coming across as much lighter and more delicate on the palate than I ever expected from the nose, while at the same time showing very good acidity that manages to keep the wine in balance pretty well. Nevertheless, this wine is as atypical for an Aligoté as Clos des Months Luisants is for a 1er Cru Burgundy. Although an impressive wine in its own right, this was my least favorite in our mini-vertical of three Clos des Monts Luisants (2013, 2007, 2006) - the excessively ripe character is a bit too much for me. While the wine might not only keep, but improve over many more years in a cellar, I'm quite convinced the wine won't pick up any elegance as it ages, no matter how long one is going to age it. Overall the wine feels too pricey for the quality at 90€.

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  11/18/2020 - LB88 wrote: 92 Points

  Medium yellow, quite concentrated and reductive on the nose. Orange, peach, ripe fruits. Not as Heavy as a equivalent Chardonnay but still beautifully made and drinking well.

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