1961 Pierre Ponnelle Clos de la Roche

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 92 points

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  2/26/2011 - Chuck Miller wrote:

  Wow. Definitely 'hermitaged' with some syrah, youthful and lovely.

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  7/1/2010 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 92 Points

  This seemed to me to be a pretty perfect example of the, er, unique approach to Burgundy Ponnelle is reputed for -- getting by with a little help from the South... the slender proportions here were totally Burgundian but the flavor had this unmistakable twist of grenache, functioning just like the twist of lemon in a cocktail. Chateauneuf? Italy? Algeria? I don't know. Whatever the cause, it definitely gave this wine a more lingering impression than the Thorin, which seemed a little nondescript in comparison. Maybe the boost added some longevity, keeping the wine's figure intact after the pinot flavor had meekly checked out. Anyway, certainly a remarkable bottle for its finesse as well as an interesting historical relic.

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