1997 Domaine Ponsot Chambertin

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  11/10/2013 - Comte Flaneur wrote: 91 Points

  A really introverted wine, which only started to come out of its shell after two hours, with hints of red fruits and mushrooms. It has a dense mid-palate, and should evolve well over time. Right now it is not showing much, but it is a classy wine and a pleasure to drink. I wish I had given this more time and in hindsight should not have drunk this on Friday night after a stressful week in the office.

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  7/10/2009 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points

  Rhone and Riesling dinner (Jade Palace, Forum Galleria): This should have been showing well, but for some reason was not at all. I was hard pressed to recognise it as a Gevrey at first, thinking Morey 1er Cru instead - let alone recognising it as the Gevrey of Gevreys. It did pick up some steam with time in the glass, taking on more typical characters, but always had a lean, miserly edge to it. Light core and slightly orange colour on the rim showed some age, while a slight paucity of fruit on nose and palate made me think 1997 at first, but I changed my guess to 1998 because of a certain hard, unyieldingness on both fronts. On the nose, I got tight scents of mushrooms, mineral and pepper with the slightest perfume in its red fruit character. With lots of time, some earthiness emerged. Palate was very clean, lean and minerally, with a pure lingering aroma of dark fruit in the mouth suggesting some quality. Otherwise, plenty of hardness, with bramble and herbs along with spicy, peppery notes mingling with the resolved remnants of rather fine, but tightly-coiled tannins. There was a touch of alcohol at the back of the throat too, although that dissolved away with time. Finish carried on the team - plenty of juicy length with nice acidity, but its whole way marked with bittersweet dried herbs, wood spice and dusty tannins. With plenty of time in the glass, almost a couple of hours, the wine became a little weightier and took on deeper notes with some sweet cherries showing on the palate, along with a little Gevrey chorus of leather and earth. Better, but never quite shaking off the lean, mean feel. I doubt it ever will. Good wine, but ultimately disappointing for what it is. Are the 1997s now on their way down?

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