Domaine Ponsot 2007 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Trophy Burgundy Wine Review

Domaine Ponsot is a wine producer in Burgundy, France that produces white and red wine. They are best known for their Morey-Saint-Denis Blanc 1er cru Clos des Monts Luisants (the only premier cru Burgundy made entirely from the Aligoté grape) and their flagship reds, the Clos de la Roche and the Clos St. Denis. Domaine Ponsot was founded in 1872 by William Ponsot. The domaine began estate bottling in 1934. The estate was passed down the generations to Hipplyte Ponsot, who retired in 1957. He passed on the domaine his son, Jean-Marie Ponsot, who was at one time the mayor of Morey-Saint-Denis. In 1981, Jean-Marie's son, Laurent Ponsot, began working at the domaine. Laurent took over winemaking duties at the domaine from 1983 until 2017, when he left to found Domaine Laurent Ponsot. Laurent's sister Rose-Marie is now the sole proprietor of the domaine. The domaine's wine was famously counterfeited and led to the downfall of Rudy Kurniawan. In 2011, Rudy Kurniawan consigned several vintages of the domaine's wine for auction at the New York auction house of Acker, Merrall & Condit including Clos St. Denis 1945, 1949, 1959, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1971, and 1978, along with a 1929 Clos de la Roche. However, since the domaine did not estate bottle prior to 1934, and only started manufacturing wine from Clos St. Denis in 1982, Laurent Ponsot identified that these bottles were forgeries. Domaine Ponsot is the largest landholder in Clos de la Roche, holding 3 of the original 4 hectares of the vineyard's original definition (now Clos de la Roche is 13.4 hectares). About 1000 cases a year is produced. The 2007 vintage of Burgundy was decent. It had its spring in February and March, its summer in April, and miserable weather thereafter until the days finally turned warm and sunny again in early September. What seemed a disaster was rescued at the last minute. For more information about the winery, please visit their website at https://domaine-ponsot.com/en/home/