Domaine Ponsot Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2017 (750ml) Bourgogne Aligote and 5% Cabernet Franc) is

and 5% Cabernet Franc) is exquisite

it's going to need a decade to hit the early phases of its prime drinking window and will have 50-75 years of longevity

fleshy apricot fill the mouth with nice weight and body

James Suckling ReviewRated 90Fresh

concentrated and reminiscent of preserves and cocoa

Domaine Ponsot Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2017 (750ml) Bourgogne Aligote and 5% Cabernet Franc) isTricky to taste from barrel, as it had just finished its malolactic fermentation, but this is still an impressive wine, made with purchased grapes from the Grand Maupertuis climat. There's no new wood here at all, so what you get is red plum and red cherry fruit, filigree tannins and chalky acidity. Drinking Window 2025 2030. (TA) (10 2018) 92 93 points John Gilman Of all the red wines in the cellars at Domaine Ponsot, the Clos Vougeot was the slowest