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Wine Description
The Story
Clos de la Roche, the Ponsot domaine’s largest holding, is one of the four fine tete du cuvée vineyards in the little town of Morey-St Denis. It produces one of the great wines of Burgundy - deeply colored, spicy, rich and often quite firm. This vineyard, running north from Morey-St Denis and sharing its border with Latriciéres-Chambertin at the southern end of the great Chambertin vineyards, is justifiably noted for wines that age well.
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Wine Information
CLOS DE LA ROCHE
Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2003
Yield: 3 333 Magnums
Lot number: 2003H
Production Surface: 3,4 hectares / 8,40 acres
1st vintage produced: 1872
1st estate bottling: 1934
Age of the vines: 56 years old
Grape and density: Pinot Noir - 12 000 plants/hectare (4 850 plants per acre)
Geology: Appellation located on the Oligocene filling, composed of conglomerates, limestone
and clay. Because of its position in foot of slo...
