❓Be a Wine Critic, Explore Ponsot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 1995 at just HK$3,800
Jul 16, 2026
Are you interested in being a wine critic and exploring the dynamics of wine?
Interestingly, wine critic Pierre Rovani from Wein Advocate rated Ponsot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 1995 a stunning score of 95-98 points in 1997 and said "I would not be surprised if it deserved a perfect rating!". However, two years later in 1999 he put 85 points on it and mentioned "I see no reason to believe that cellaring will help this wine".
The journey of wine is full of experiments and debates. It would be excellent to explore these comments from a solid and reliable source - an original wooden case of 12*75cl from Europe. And I would be more than happy to hear your thoughts after your journey with the wine.
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1995 Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 'Cuvee Vieilles Vignes'
HK$4,250 per bottle
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95-98pts Pierre Rovani (Published: Jun 27, 1997)
Produced from vines averaging 55 years of age, the Clos De La Roche is a prodigious wine. I tasted three cuvees of it, one which still had not begun its malo-lactic fermentation (on January 24!), another that needed to finish its malo (10% left) and the third which had completed it, and had been recently racked. Purple/dark ruby-colored, this full-bodied behemoth displays explosive aromas of dark roasted blueberries, meat, toasted herbs and earth and a powerful, full-throttle, chewy, dense, wine that has layers of concentrated fruit, stones, milk chocolate and underbrush in its flavors. Brilliantly well-defined, extracted and deep, it possesses a significant quantity of fully ripe and round tannins that are discernable in the wine's admirable length. When all is said and done, I would not be surprised if it deserved a perfect rating!
85pts Pierre Rovani (Published: Oct 30, 1999 )
In my article on Ponsot's 1995s out of barrel, I heaped considerable praise on the Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes, describing it as "prodigious", and going so far as to say that "I would not be surprised if it deserved a perfect rating!" At my recent tasting I found it to be light-to-medium ruby-colored with an amber edge. Its slightly alcoholic nose is reminiscent of cherry-flavored Bubbleyum bubblegum mixed with white pepper and grapefruit. On the palate, this wine is a pale shadow of its former self. Amidst an earthy, stony, red pit fruit-flavored, and medium-bodied core, there remains a ghost-like trace of the richness and ripeness I originally had seen in this wine. After it had been opened for 48 hours I re-visited it. To its credit, this Clos de la Roche had not deteriorated, yet it had not gotten any better either. I will not be drinking my remaining bottles in the near term as I want to see if Laurent Ponsot's assertion that these wines will regain their fruit in time is correct. However, I cannot recommend the same course of action to readers as I see no reason to believe that cellaring will help this wine.
Subject to final confirmation. ETA 6-8 weeks.
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