Ponsot Clos de la Roche Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru - 2012 (750ml) Central Coast redolent with spice and the

redolent with spice and the scent of violets

The brilliant 2007 Axios has an opaque purple color

and a hint of pain grille in the background

it surrenders an expressive nose of pain grille

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Ponsot Clos de la Roche Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru - 2012 (750ml) Central Coast redolent with spice and theThe 2012 Clos de la Roche Cuvee Vieilles Vignes has an entrancing bouquet with scents of boysenberry jam, briary, dark plum and raspberry preserve. It is very intense and generous. The palate regains a sense of order after the explosive aromatics with firm tannins, intense black fruit laced with white pepper and a touch of balsamic, leading to a very focus, quite grippy finish with great persistency. This is an outstanding grand cru but perhaps it