Domaine Ponsot, Chapelle Chambertin Grand Cru, 2006 SO111825 Roilette and character

and character

and a sense of place that captures classic Alba hillside expression

Mount Eden Vineyards presents a Chardonnay that is both rich and refined

and chamomile—supported by subtle stone fruit and a touch of quinine bitterness

or umami-rich

Domaine Ponsot, Chapelle Chambertin Grand Cru, 2006 SO111825 Roilette and characterDomaine Ponsot has practiced radical non intervention since its founding in 1872: no new oak, no fining, no filtration, and since 1998, no added sulfur. This purist philosophy, maintained through the Laurent Ponsot era and now under Rose Marie Ponsot's stewardship, produces Grand Cru Burgundy of startling transparency. Chapelle Chambertin sits on the lower slopes of Gevrey Chambertin's Grand Cru belt, just below the hallowed Chambertin Clos de Bze, on