Cuvee des Grives
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 12 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, coq au vin, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Ponsot's Morey-Saint-Denis 'Cuvée des Grives' is a beautifully expressive village-level Pinot Noir that captures the soul of the Côte de Nuits. The cuvée owes its poetic name to the 'grives' (thrushes) that famously flock to the vineyards to feast on the sweet, ripe grapes just before harvest. Sourced from estate-owned parcels within Morey-Saint-Denis, this wine is crafted using the domaine's signature non-interventionist philosophy. Fermented in ancient oak casks without the use of new wood, temperature control, or added sulfur during vinification, it preserves a remarkably pure, wild, and untamed expression of terroir. The result is a wine of striking aromatic complexity, showing vibrant red berries, forest floor, and spice, framed by the structure and rustic elegance characteristic of Morey-Saint-Denis.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1872 by William Ponsot, Domaine Ponsot is an iconic estate headquartered in Morey-Saint-Denis in the heart of Burgundy's Côte de Nuits. Renowned for its historical independence and pioneering spirit, the domaine was among the earliest in the region to practice estate-bottling in the 1930s and champion clonal selection. The estate operates under a philosophy of minimal intervention, utilizing low-yield ancient vines, late harvesting for optimal physiological ripeness, and aging in seasoned, neutral oak casks to preserve terroir purity. Domaine Ponsot is globally celebrated for its majestic, long-lived Pinot Noir expressions from Grand Crus such as Clos de la Roche and Clos Saint-Denis, alongside its singular, historic Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru Clos des Monts Luisants made from old-vine Aligoté.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13-13.5%