2004 Ponsot, stor vin i en mindre årgang

Denne flaske bekræftede endnu engang at det er i små årgange at de store vinmagere viser deres sande værdi. 2004 var ikke den største årgang i Bourgogne, regn m.m. gjorde sit til at ikke alle druer modnede perfekt. I disse år kan man virkelig opleve forskel på de producenter der selektere hårdt i deres råvarer, eller bare skal lave vin nok til markedet. Ponsot er ikke en af klassens billige drenge, og den opmærksomhed han har fået de seneste år har ikke været med til at få priserne længere ned.

Bourgogne Ponsot

2004 Domaine Ponsot, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, Clos de la Roche, Grand Cru Bourgogne – startede ikke særlig lovende ud, for at være ærlig. Farven var ret brun, med en lille rød kerne.…

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2010 Burgundy red wine, notes part 2

2010 Burgundy is a very interesting vintage, especially for red wine. Through my work at Otto Suenson Wine, I’m fortunate to taste a good deal of wine from this already heralded vintage. We have the uncrowned Queen of Burgundy working with us here at Suenson and it was a pleasure tasting these wines with her. These wines have been tasted over a 2 week period at the end of February 2012. All wines were tasted none blind, right after opening and throughout the evenings.

This is the second set of notes, containing notes on the better and more structured red Burgundies. Please see part 1 here! First the 6 wines from the Roskilde tasting:

2010 Robert Chevillon, Vielles Vignes, Nuits-Saint-Georges2010 Robert Chevillon, Vielles Vignes, Nuits-Saint-Georges – so open and delicious nose. Very typical …

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