Deep garnet-purple in color
vanilla and light notes of herbs are backed by grainy tannins
It's the tannins that drive things
Ninety percent of the oak used was French and the rest a blend of Austrian
91-93 Points | Falstaff
Domaine Ponsot Clos de La Roche Cuvee VV 2016 (1.5L) Puligny Montrachet Deep garnet-purple in color97 Points The Wine Advocate, William Kelley The 2016 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuve Vieilles Vignes is superb, bursting from the glass with aromas of juicy cherries, peonies, blood orange, licorice, raw cocoa and espresso roast. On the palate, it's full bodied, deep and succulent, with a concentrated, layered mid palate, satiny structuring tannins and vibrant underlying acidity, concluding with a long finish. Harvested on October 7 at a comparatively