Cuvee Vieilles Vignes
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 15–35 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, slow-cooked venison
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Ponsot's Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvée Vieilles Vignes stands as one of the absolute pinnacles of Burgundy. Sourced from ancient Pinot Noir vines, some planted as far back as 1947 in the stony, limestone-rich soils of Morey-Saint-Denis, this wine is a masterclass in traditional, non-interventionist winemaking. The Ponsot family famously rejects the use of new oak, opting instead for seasoned barrels that are often decades old, ensuring that the pure, untamed voice of the Clos de la Roche terroir is never masked. The resulting wine is legendary for its structural power, deep complexity, and wild, untamed aromatics of dark bramble fruit, forest floor, and game.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1872 by William Ponsot upon his return from the Franco-Prussian War, Domaine Ponsot stands as one of Morey-Saint-Denis’s most storied and fiercely individualistic estates. Under Hippolyte Ponsot, the domaine emerged as an early pioneer of estate bottling in the 1930s and played an instrumental role in codifying Burgundy's Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée system. Following Laurent Ponsot’s departure in 2017, the estate continues under the stewardship of Rose-Marie Ponsot and winemaker Alexandre Abel. Viticulture adheres to rigorous biological and non-interventionist principles across its historic terroirs, defined by Bathonian and Bajocian limestones blanketed in fossil-rich marl. In the cellar, tradition converges with uncompromising technique: low-sulfite regimes, fermentation in open-top wooden vats, and maturation in neutral oak barrels without new wood. Domaine Ponsot is celebrated for its monumental benchmark expressions, most prominently the profound Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvée Vieilles Vignes and the unique, ancient-vine Aligoté monopole Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru Clos des Monts Luisants.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
13-14%