Domaine Ponsot Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru 2018
2018 Domaine Ponsot Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru
94 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2018 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru is
quite shut down now that it's in bottle, unwinding to reveal aromas of
dark berries, cherries, smoked meats, spices and violets. Full-bodied,
rich and layered, it's deep and concentrated, with powdery tannins and an
introverted profile. This will demand and reward patience. Domaine Ponsot
started picking on September 20, and winemaker Alexandre Abel reported
yields some 35% to 40% below average, with alcohols in the 14s and
healthy pHs at around 3.3. Yet while alcohols in 2019 were if anything
higher than in 2018, the 2019 wines are more elegant, with livelier fruit
tones and less overtly muscular structure. That's not a criticism of the
2018s, however, which we revisited from bottle, confirming that they are
wines that will require patience: interestingly, the most put-together of
the range was the Clos de la Roche, a cuvée that was bottled last,
in July 2020, and which certainly seemed to have profited from the longer
élevage. (WK)
(1/2021)
Reduction is enough to bury the fruit
today. Otherwise there is good verve and freshness to the succulent,
round and utterly delicious medium-bodied flavors that immediately
tighten up on the mineral-driven, detailed and very serious finale that
flashes outstanding length. Patience strongly advised, indeed it would
not surprise me if two decades were necessary for this to fully shed its
tannic carapace.
(1/2020)
The 2018 Chapelle-Chambertin from
Alexandre Abel is a deep, ripe, sappy and powerful example of the vintage
that carries its ripeness very well and shows impeccable balance for the
scale of the wine. The bouquet jumps from the glass in a blaze of cassis,
black cherries, dark chocolate, grilled meats and dark soil tones. On the
palate the wine is deep, ripe and broad-shouldered, but also quite
elegant for its size and shape, with a sappy core, buried tannins and
good backend minerality adding to the complexity on the long
finish.
(12/2019)
Producer: | Domaine Ponsot |
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Size: | 750ml |