Domaine Ponsot Clos De La Roche Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes 2016 1500ml

Domaine Ponsot has long been the reference point for Clos de la Roche, the Morey-Saint-Denis grand cru, and its Vieilles Vignes cuvée from old vines is the domaine's flagship. 2016 began with a devastating April frost that slashed yields in many Burgundy vineyards, but the surviving fruit gave pure, concentrated wines. John Gilman called this one "utterly brilliant." Expect juicy cherries, plum, peony, blood orange, licorice and raw cocoa with a sappy, layered mid-palate and satiny tannins. Offered here in magnum, it is just beginning to open and should age gracefully for decades.