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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
Classification: Grand Cru Red
Yield: 11 101 bottles
1 450 magnums,100 jeroboams,10 mathusalems
1st vintage produced: 1872
1st estate bottling: 1934
Planting date: 1947
Production surface: 3.5 hectare/8.65 acres
Lot number: 2008C
Geology: Limestone & cay (see web site)
Grape and density: Pinot Noir - 12 000 plants/hectare (4 850 plants per acre)
Culture of the vine: Very short pruning, “in goblet”Respect of the ecosystem (no pesti...
Vintage 2008
An indifferent spring caused uneven flowering and mildew risk. At the end of June the weather changed for the better, continuing into July. Apart from local hail in the Côte de Beaune at the end of July, the summer began well. August arrived fairly cold and variable, but fortunately the last week of the month brought fine, warm weather. The lead-up to harvest saw sunny skies, apart from two days of rain in mid-September. A challenging vintage...
