Domaine Ponsot
Grand Cru & Premier Cru, Morey-Saint-Denis
A pioneer of estate bottling, still working entirely on its own terms.
No deposit, no obligation. Lamont’s contacts you before the release.
The Allocation Program
Availability
Future release
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Why we follow Domaine Ponsot
The estate
Founded in Morey-Saint-Denis in 1872 and, in the 1930s under Hippolyte Ponsot, one of barely a dozen Burgundy estates bottling its own wine. Hippolyte helped shape the appellation system and did pioneering work on Pinot Noir selection. Those early labels were hand-stamped and signed. Laurent Ponsot ran the winemaking from the early 1980s until 2017, when he left to found his own négociant business. The family domaine is now directed by his sister Rose-Marie Ponsot with Alexandre Abel as technical director, and nephew William Ponsot coming through. Two things follow from that split, and both are worth explaining to customers. Laurent took the leased Domaine des Chézeaux vineyards with him, which reduced the estate to around eight hectares of family-owned vines. And there are now two separate businesses carrying the Ponsot name, which is a genuine source of confusion in the market.
The vineyards
What remained after 2017 is the best of it. Ponsot is the largest owner of Clos de la Roche, and holds the Clos des Monts Luisants monopole, the only premier cru in Burgundy planted entirely to Aligoté, from vines that went in the ground in 1911. Grand cru accounts for the large majority of what the domaine bottles.
In the glass
Idiosyncratic and unapologetic about it. No sulphites are used in the winemaking, with the wine protected under nitrogen during racking and bottling. Harvest is late and new oak is minimal. Young Ponsot can be unpredictable; given time it is something else entirely. Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes is the flagship. Clos des Monts Luisants is one of the genuine curiosities of the Côte, and proof that Aligoté from the right site ages for decades.
With Lamont’s
Offered through Lamont’s Allocation Program, generally following the July release. Register your interest and we will contact you when the next allocation is confirmed.
The wines
Request individual wines, or register interest in the whole estate. We will contact you when an allocation is confirmed.
The whole Domaine Ponsot range
For collectors who would consider any available Domaine Ponsot allocation, across every tier.
Grand Cru
Vieilles Vignes
Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru
Premier Cru
Clos des Monts Luisants 1er Cru (Aligoté, monopole)
Morey-St-Denis 1er Cru
Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Release and availability
How it works
- 1Choose a producer.
- 2Register your interest.There is no purchase or commitment.
- 3Lamont’s contacts you before the release.
Next expected release: July. Timing is indicative and can move with the producer or the vintage. View the allocation calendar
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How allocations are offered
It records which producers and wines interest you, so we know who to contact when a release is confirmed.
Availability depends on what arrives and how many customers are waiting. In some years there is very little to go round.
Our team considers purchase history, genuine interest and intended enjoyment. We would rather a case went to someone who will open it and tell us what they thought than to whoever asked first.
Change your requests at any time from My allocation requests. Release timing moves with the producer and the vintage, so the months on the release calendar are a guide rather than a promise.
Explore the Allocation Program
See upcoming releases from Domaine Ponsot and other benchmark estates.