Domaine Ponsot - Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2019 (1.5L) Condrieu Good crisp acidity and medium

Good crisp acidity and medium light tannins with vivid rich flavors of candied ginger

then another

grapes are sorted out on the trunks and on a sorting table too

yet polished tannins

with a silky

Domaine Ponsot - Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2019 (1.5L) Condrieu Good crisp acidity and mediumThe king of the cellar is predictably the 2019 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuve Vieilles Vignes, and equally predictably, it was the most reserved and introverted wine in the cellar when I visited. Wafting from the glass with aromas of peonies, plums, cherries, orange rind, warm spices and rich soil tones, it's full bodied, layered and multidimensional, with huge concentration, an elegantly muscular chassis of rich, powdery tannins and a long, resonant