Domaine des Chezeaux (Ponsot) Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru 2017 (5903)

Gevrey-Chambertin - Domaine des Chezeaux (Ponsot)

$675.00

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While Domaine des Chézeaux sells wine under its own label, it does not work the vines or make the wines. The Griottes-Chambertin, Clos St. Denis, Chambertin and Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Charmes have all been produced by Laurent Ponsot under a metayage arrangement. Ponsot leases the vines and one third of the finished wine is given to Chezeaux as payment.

The Domaine des Chezeaux wines are identical to those bottled under the Ponsot label (simply one third of the bottled wines are returned to Chezeaux). Only the label design is different! (Oh, and the price - the Domaine des Chezeaux labeled wines are around half the price of those with a Ponsot label!).

Reviews

JM 93-96

Jasper Morris MW

Glowing fresh mid purple. Superb grace to the nose, magically juicy, then a firmer backbone behind. Some crunch here, only medium intensity, a wine to judge by its class more than its size. The fruit is ripe but not untidy, more in the fresh little red fruits register. Tasted: November 2018.

JG 95

John Gilman "View from the Cellar"

The 2017 Griotte-Chambertin from the Ponsots is excellent and very much cut from the same stylistic cloth as it was back during Laurent's time at the helm of Domaine Ponsot in Morey. The ripe and very expressive nose wafts from the glass in a mix of sappy black cherries, black plums, dark chocolate, chalky soil tones, grilled meats, mustard seed and a bit of beetroot in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, precise and impressively mineral in personality, with a sappy core, ripe tannins and fine balance and grip on the long, tangy and complex finish. A superb Ponsot Griotte! 2027-2075.

Producer's Notes

Domaine des Chezeaux (Ponsot)