Domaine Ponsot, Clos Vougeot Vv Vintage:2011 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2%

13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc

redcurrant and violet on the nose

Finishes moderately long and a bit simple

The palate is much better with sour lemon and quince on the entry

Like the Combe des Fous

Domaine Ponsot, Clos Vougeot Vv Vintage:2011 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2%This is also brooding and reticent with an intensely earthy nose of both red and dark pinot fruit that is trimmed in hints of game, leather and herbal tea. The old vines are very much in evidence as there is a true abundance of palate soaking dry extract that imparts a velvety mouth feel to the mid palate and buffers the very firm tannins on the youthfully austere, complex and hugely long finish. This is seriously impressive. (93 96) 2026+