2021, Domaine Ponsot, MOREY-SAINT-DENIS, 1er Cru, 'Cuvée des Alouettes'The 2021 Morey Saint Denis 1er Cru Cuve Allouettes was cropped at just 8hL ha and had only finished its malo before my visit. Nevertheless, this has a harmonious and engaging bouquet, very pure with black cherries, raspberry confit and sous bois. The palate is medium bodied with supple tannins, fine acidity, cohesive and gently gripping in the mouth. Maybe another vintage would have bestowed more tension and precision on the finish? Yet it remains an

96 Charles Curtis MW

but also dried flowers like violets and roses

really aromatic but still with mouthwatering acidity and some juicy herbal and liquorice-edged raspberry flavours

pretty much as it was en primeur

Total class

The palate is chewy on the entry

Just a lovely wine that you would be very happy to own

This is very impressive

In the 1990s Sylvie and Jacques started replanting some of the vineyards with Sauvignon and Semillon

as was the case in vintages such as 2005 and 2009

*** 87-89 Jasper Morris

tannins close in a little tightly on the finish