2010 Clos de la Roche, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, Grand Cru, Domaine Ponsot, Burg Unit of Measure:1 X 1.5L for a tenth of the

for a tenth of the price

This confluence of immaculately distilled Ben Nevis has slept under the stewardship of our friends at Mossburn and has now been bottled

qualities winemaker Eric Baugher attributes to a year with a very cold summer and periods of heat that arrived only towards the tail end of the growing season

but it is swathed in copious tobacco-drenched black fruit and a superb line of acidity

I'm not going to say it’s better or less good that the perfect 2005 Palmer

2010 Clos de la Roche, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, Grand Cru, Domaine Ponsot, Burg Unit of Measure:1 X 1.5L for a tenth of theA softer more evolved colour, softly perfumed too as the wine starts to evolve gently. Discreet at the front, cherry notes, softer raspberry, orange rind, complex and multi faceted, the orange rind reappearing at the back. Not immense in terms of body but supremely elegant. Very persistent and still showing useful acidity. The elegance continues right through to the extended finish. 13. 5% alcohol. 95 100, Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy (February