Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2016 (1.5L) California Central Coast Rose and rich red and black

and rich red and black fruits

90 points Decanter

with warm baking spices and soft

The palate is dominated by a higher acidity for a Merlot

fresh acidity - a ton of serious character that needs time to inch towards opening

Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2016 (1.5L) California Central Coast Rose and rich red and black97 points John Gilman Not surprisingly, the 2016 Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes from Domaine Ponsot is utterly brilliant. The bouquet is deep, sappy and very pure, delivering scents of red and black cherries, plums, raw cocoa, gamebird, woodsmoke and a magically complex base of soil tones. On the palate the wine is pure, sappy and very transparent in profile, with a great core of fruit, impeccable focus and balance, suave, ripe tannins and a very,