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2 jeroboams per lot
细节
BURGUNDY VINTAGE REPORTS 1959-1986
1959*****
An exceptional vintage. A sunny vintage which held the record for most hours of sunshine since 1945.
Flowering started in early June under excellent conditions. Very hot and dry July and Augusts lead up to a harvest in mid-September with just enough rain to replenish the vines. 1959 was a unique vintage where high quality wine was made in abundance.
The red wines had deep colours from the outset, reflecting the well ripened fruit. Consistent and harmonious with a beautiful balance, the wines of this vintage have a beautiful character and smooth stewed fruit notes. Their capacity for aging will only be second to the great classic Burgundy vintages of 1923 and 1947 and the 1959s still look fantastic today with silkiness, appealing fruit and plenty of life in them.
1961*****
Like 1959, 1961 was an exceptional vintage yet very different in style. Spring weather was initially mild but by May the weather was cooler and less consistent. Summer was hot and dry and though shatter and millerandage led to small size berries, they were of very high quality. Harvest in the Côte de Nuits started on the 27th of September. The wines, though quite austere in their youth, are today superbly balanced with a fresh liveliness, a pleasant texture and excellent length.
1966****
A vintage that started out uneven but in the end made for fine elegant wines. Spring and summer were impacted by a continuous succession of cold spells and rain until the end of August. When the summer hear finally arrived, a harvest of fine fruit was able to be achieved, though the berries and the bunches were small. Harvest started on the 28th of September. A vintage where both the white and red Burgundies were of very good quality from the start. Wines of purity and elegance which can be compared to the 1985s.
1969***
Although spring was initially a little late and capricious, flowering happened rapidly, with some millerandage ensuring good concentration of the berries. The hot and dry summer favoured good ripening of the grapes, although lack of water meant that some of the vines suffered a little. Harvest started on the 7th of October with a little welcome drizzle to replenish the vines. These wines were slow to show their true quality and are now drinking superbly and will continue to do so for a number of years. The combination of balance and firmness is the typical character of this vintage. The white wines are equally remarkable.
1976***
This vintage bears the stamp of drought. As I write this, the harvest of 2022 is well under way and resembles the 1976 vintage in terms of the lack of water. Whether the comparison between these two vintages ends there, time will tell. No rain fell in the months of July, August and September resulting in low yields and concentrated grapes. Harvest at Ponsot started on the 17th of September through to the 23rd of September. These are strong wines with a classic tannic core.
1979***
Winter was cold and wet with some snow. March and April were relatively cold, which delayed the flowering. There were some frosts at the beginning of May, yet flowering finished successfully so a good harvest was expected at this stage. Summer was moderately warm but the numerous and violent localised storms badly affected the shoots. Harvest at Ponsot was from the 5th of October to the 12th of October. Overall a good vintage where the whites performed better than the reds.
1982**
Overall an abundant harvest where the best results came from the growers who green harvested to limit the number of bunches. Flowering was extended over three weeks, from the 3rd to the 20th of June with a warm summer. Harvest started on the 25th of September with the final grapes entering the winery on the 9th of October. The 1982 Burgundies are elegant and sensual wines.
1983**
Despite a distressed growing season marked by spring frost, a heatwave in the summer and storms and a late harvest in October, this vintage retained some extremely pleasant surprises. The know-how and the precision of the estate’s team meant that a decision was made to wait until the grapes had reached full maturity with a natural degree of alcohol of 13.5%. Harvested on the 6th and 7th of October, the grapes of the Clos de la Roche have created a powerful and structured wine built for the long haul. Today it reveals notes of sous-bois, spices and dried flowers. The tannins have softened and bring excellent length on the palate.
Harvest began on the 1st of October and ended on the 11th of October.
1985*****
Outstanding fruit forward and charming wines. One of my favourite vintages. After a very cold winter, spring was warm and flowering began at a steady pace. A few cold weeks at the start of June however delayed the fruit set. This was followed by ideal warm summer conditions from August well into September making for a very easy growing season. The high volume crop did not result in light, diluted wines and on the contrary the red grapes were perfectly ripe and full of elegance. Harvest at Ponsot started on the 3rd of October through to the 10th of October. The red wines are exceptional and continue to provide exceptional drinking pleasure.
1986**
1986 experienced a very cold winter with freezing temperatures between the 25th of January and the 17th of March going down as far at -14°C. As a consequence of this, flowering was late and only finished on the 1st of June. As in 1982, nature was kind and a warm summer followed this period of cold. The fine weather continued from June until mid-August which allowed the vines to catch up on the delay caused by the cool spring. After some rain in early September, by the middle of the month the sunny and cool weather returned. Harvest started at Ponsot on the 3rd of October with all fruit being in the cellar by the 9th of October. The red wines possess beautiful freshness with an imposing backbone that has allowed the tannins to smooth out gently. A small but very successful harvest for the white wines.
CHAPELLE-CHAMBERTIN
Located directly downslope from Chambertin Clos de Bèze, north of its neighbor Griotte-Chambertin, Domaine Ponsot’s vines in Chapelle-Chambertin are in the 0.47ha lieux-dit of Les Gremeaux, planted in 1986 and 1994. Of all the downslope Grand Crus this is the more robust and richer, in line with its neighbor across the road: Chambertin Clos de Bèze. The Ponsot family make one of the best examples of this Grand Cru. Until 1989 the fruit was sold off due to lack of cellar space. This is now one of the many highlights in the Ponsot cellar.
Domaine Ponsot, Chapelle-Chambertin 1999
Grand Cru, Côte de Nuits
Bottled in small quantity for the Domaine’s library stock and never commercially released. Only two Jeroboams were made available exclusively for this jubilee auction. Both Jeroboams were tasted in September 2022 by William Ponsot to ensure pristine quality, topped up and closed with a new cork and wax seal.
Tasting note: 1999 is a magnificent wine, intensely concentrated with aromas of red berries, flowers, spices and black fruits – we detect the first notes of evolution in the background. It is blessed with superb balance and great length and supported by a very fine structure with tannins of exceptional quality, giving this vintage very good ageing potential. Alexandre Abel.
2 jeroboams per lot
1959*****
An exceptional vintage. A sunny vintage which held the record for most hours of sunshine since 1945.
Flowering started in early June under excellent conditions. Very hot and dry July and Augusts lead up to a harvest in mid-September with just enough rain to replenish the vines. 1959 was a unique vintage where high quality wine was made in abundance.
The red wines had deep colours from the outset, reflecting the well ripened fruit. Consistent and harmonious with a beautiful balance, the wines of this vintage have a beautiful character and smooth stewed fruit notes. Their capacity for aging will only be second to the great classic Burgundy vintages of 1923 and 1947 and the 1959s still look fantastic today with silkiness, appealing fruit and plenty of life in them.
1961*****
Like 1959, 1961 was an exceptional vintage yet very different in style. Spring weather was initially mild but by May the weather was cooler and less consistent. Summer was hot and dry and though shatter and millerandage led to small size berries, they were of very high quality. Harvest in the Côte de Nuits started on the 27th of September. The wines, though quite austere in their youth, are today superbly balanced with a fresh liveliness, a pleasant texture and excellent length.
1966****
A vintage that started out uneven but in the end made for fine elegant wines. Spring and summer were impacted by a continuous succession of cold spells and rain until the end of August. When the summer hear finally arrived, a harvest of fine fruit was able to be achieved, though the berries and the bunches were small. Harvest started on the 28th of September. A vintage where both the white and red Burgundies were of very good quality from the start. Wines of purity and elegance which can be compared to the 1985s.
1969***
Although spring was initially a little late and capricious, flowering happened rapidly, with some millerandage ensuring good concentration of the berries. The hot and dry summer favoured good ripening of the grapes, although lack of water meant that some of the vines suffered a little. Harvest started on the 7th of October with a little welcome drizzle to replenish the vines. These wines were slow to show their true quality and are now drinking superbly and will continue to do so for a number of years. The combination of balance and firmness is the typical character of this vintage. The white wines are equally remarkable.
1976***
This vintage bears the stamp of drought. As I write this, the harvest of 2022 is well under way and resembles the 1976 vintage in terms of the lack of water. Whether the comparison between these two vintages ends there, time will tell. No rain fell in the months of July, August and September resulting in low yields and concentrated grapes. Harvest at Ponsot started on the 17th of September through to the 23rd of September. These are strong wines with a classic tannic core.
1979***
Winter was cold and wet with some snow. March and April were relatively cold, which delayed the flowering. There were some frosts at the beginning of May, yet flowering finished successfully so a good harvest was expected at this stage. Summer was moderately warm but the numerous and violent localised storms badly affected the shoots. Harvest at Ponsot was from the 5th of October to the 12th of October. Overall a good vintage where the whites performed better than the reds.
1982**
Overall an abundant harvest where the best results came from the growers who green harvested to limit the number of bunches. Flowering was extended over three weeks, from the 3rd to the 20th of June with a warm summer. Harvest started on the 25th of September with the final grapes entering the winery on the 9th of October. The 1982 Burgundies are elegant and sensual wines.
1983**
Despite a distressed growing season marked by spring frost, a heatwave in the summer and storms and a late harvest in October, this vintage retained some extremely pleasant surprises. The know-how and the precision of the estate’s team meant that a decision was made to wait until the grapes had reached full maturity with a natural degree of alcohol of 13.5%. Harvested on the 6th and 7th of October, the grapes of the Clos de la Roche have created a powerful and structured wine built for the long haul. Today it reveals notes of sous-bois, spices and dried flowers. The tannins have softened and bring excellent length on the palate.
Harvest began on the 1st of October and ended on the 11th of October.
1985*****
Outstanding fruit forward and charming wines. One of my favourite vintages. After a very cold winter, spring was warm and flowering began at a steady pace. A few cold weeks at the start of June however delayed the fruit set. This was followed by ideal warm summer conditions from August well into September making for a very easy growing season. The high volume crop did not result in light, diluted wines and on the contrary the red grapes were perfectly ripe and full of elegance. Harvest at Ponsot started on the 3rd of October through to the 10th of October. The red wines are exceptional and continue to provide exceptional drinking pleasure.
1986**
1986 experienced a very cold winter with freezing temperatures between the 25th of January and the 17th of March going down as far at -14°C. As a consequence of this, flowering was late and only finished on the 1st of June. As in 1982, nature was kind and a warm summer followed this period of cold. The fine weather continued from June until mid-August which allowed the vines to catch up on the delay caused by the cool spring. After some rain in early September, by the middle of the month the sunny and cool weather returned. Harvest started at Ponsot on the 3rd of October with all fruit being in the cellar by the 9th of October. The red wines possess beautiful freshness with an imposing backbone that has allowed the tannins to smooth out gently. A small but very successful harvest for the white wines.
CHAPELLE-CHAMBERTIN
Located directly downslope from Chambertin Clos de Bèze, north of its neighbor Griotte-Chambertin, Domaine Ponsot’s vines in Chapelle-Chambertin are in the 0.47ha lieux-dit of Les Gremeaux, planted in 1986 and 1994. Of all the downslope Grand Crus this is the more robust and richer, in line with its neighbor across the road: Chambertin Clos de Bèze. The Ponsot family make one of the best examples of this Grand Cru. Until 1989 the fruit was sold off due to lack of cellar space. This is now one of the many highlights in the Ponsot cellar.
Domaine Ponsot, Chapelle-Chambertin 1999
Grand Cru, Côte de Nuits
Bottled in small quantity for the Domaine’s library stock and never commercially released. Only two Jeroboams were made available exclusively for this jubilee auction. Both Jeroboams were tasted in September 2022 by William Ponsot to ensure pristine quality, topped up and closed with a new cork and wax seal.
Tasting note: 1999 is a magnificent wine, intensely concentrated with aromas of red berries, flowers, spices and black fruits – we detect the first notes of evolution in the background. It is blessed with superb balance and great length and supported by a very fine structure with tannins of exceptional quality, giving this vintage very good ageing potential. Alexandre Abel.
2 jeroboams per lot
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Edwin Vos
International Head of Department