Vieilles Vignes
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 10 to 35 years from the vintage release, with top vintages capable of aging even longer.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
roasted duck, wild game, earthy mushroom dishes
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Domaine Ponsot's old-vine cuvées, most famously epitomized by their legendary Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes, represent the pinnacle of traditional Burgundian winemaking. The Ponsot family has long championed a non-interventionist philosophy, famously eschewing the use of new oak barrels in favor of seasoned wood (some over 50 years old) to preserve the pure, unadulterated voice of the terroir. With Pinot Noir vines dating back as far as 1905, these ancient plants dig deep into the limestone-rich soils of Morey-Saint-Denis, yielding tiny, concentrated berries. The winemaking process remains defiantly old-school, utilizing gravity-fed cellars and avoiding temperature control or sulfur additions during vinification. This results in a red Burgundy of extraordinary depth, complexity, and wild, untamed elegance, characterized by notes of dark bramble fruit, forest floor, and exotic spices.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
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.
🍇 Druesorter
Pinot Noir