Domaine Ponsot Morey Saint Denis Cuvee des Alouettes 2017 Bouteille (75cl)
In 2017, Domaine Ponsot presents Cuvée des Alouettes, a red Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru from Burgundy crafted from 100% Pinot Noir. The Wine Advocate awards it 92+ points and recommends drinking between 2025 and 2045, describing a full-bodied and supple wine, more concentrated than the estate's village Morey-Saint-Denis, structured by powdery tannins, a savory acidity, and a long, mineral-driven finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Morey Saint Denis
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Ponsot
- Cuvée
- Cuvée des Alouettes
- Millésime
- 2017
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Ponsot
Domaine Ponsot is a family-run estate based in Morey-Saint-Denis, in the Côte de Nuits, whose origins date back to 1872. In particular, it cultivates plots in Clos de la Roche and holds the exclusive rights to the white premier cru Clos des Monts-Luisants, planted with Aligoté. The estate is managed by Rose-Marie Ponsot, with Alexandre Abel in charge of winemaking.
- Owner
- Famille Ponsot (Rose-Marie, Catherine et Stéphanie Ponsot)
- Maître de chais
- Alexandre Abel
- Surface (ha)
- 8.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 50 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Domaine Ponsot traces its origins back to 1872, when William Ponsot acquired the Clos des Monts-Luisants and a plot of the Clos de la Roche in Morey-Saint-Denis. Following the phylloxera crisis, in 1911 he replanted his white wine plot at Monts-Luisants with Aligoté; some of these vines are still in the ground today. His godson, Hippolyte Ponsot, succeeded him in 1920 and expanded the estate by acquiring another plot of Clos de la Roche. He then embarked on a programme to replant Pinot Noir vines during the 1920s and 1930s. Hippolyte began bottling on the estate in 1921, and the wines were exported from the 1930s onwards. A lawyer by training, he played a part in the work to safeguard Burgundy’s appellations contrôlées. From the 1950s onwards, Jean-Marie Ponsot developed soil management practices and continued massal selections of Pinot Noir, which led to the clones released in the 1970s and 1980s. Laurent Ponsot joined the estate in 1981, before taking over its management alongside his sister Rose-Marie from 1997 onwards. Laurent Ponsot stepped down from the family business in 2017 to found his own winery; Rose-Marie Ponsot then took over the management of the estate. Alexandre Abel has been in charge of winemaking since 2017, whilst Rose-Marie Ponsot has been chair of Domaine Ponsot since 2020.
Cuvée des Alouettes
Red Pinot Noir cuvée marketed as a Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru. It comes from vines located in the heart of Clos des Monts-Luisants, in close proximity to the Clos de la Roche Grand Cru. The estate distinguishes it by its aromatic complexity, balanced structure, firm tannins, and refreshing acidity.
- Style of the cuvée
- Structured and balanced profile, combining aromatic complexity, relatively firm tannins, and acid freshness, with a claimed stylistic proximity to the neighboring Clos de la Roche.
- Position within the range
- Red Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru, positioned in the estate's range just below its grand cru cuvées.
