Domaine Ponsot Clos de Vougeot Cuvee VV 2016 sweet wines The nose is less effusive

The nose is less effusive here

Laurent Ponsot’s Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes '11 is reticent at first and demands coaxing

A 50/50 cuvee of marsanne and roussanne

It's a Condrieu that wants to be white Burgundy—medium-bodied

and that might have given it additional concentration

Domaine Ponsot Clos de Vougeot Cuvee VV 2016 sweet wines The nose is less effusive94 97 Points Vinous, Stephen Tanzer Dark red with ruby tones. Fully ripe but reticent nose combines cherry and musky soil tones, lifted by a floral topnote. Compellingly sappy, thick and deep; an utterly seamless grand cru with outstanding depth of texture and an impression of energy and power to its red and black fruit and earth flavors. Boasts uncommon thickness of fruit and purity. The wonderfully long, slowly rising, edge free finish shows