2023, Domaine Ponsot, BOURGOGNE Rouge Cuvée du PinsonFrom a newly planted (2021) parcel. Pinson is a finch. A very pretty nose of various red berries and discreet earth and spice nuances gives way to attractively vibrant and textured, if not especially dense, flavours that terminate in a lightly austere finish. This is pretty but it needs better depth to arrive at the next level. Tasted Jan 2025. 86 88 Allen Meadows, Burghound. The 2023 Bourgogne Rouge Cuve de Pinson comes from a new parcel in the upper

It's a muscular Gazin with grippy

30% Pinot Noir and 30% Pinot Meunier

baking chocolate

plush cranberry and wild strawberry intermingling with cassis and violet

from the top part of Corton towards the woods

This exposure translates itself with notes of white flowers

From the chardonnay vines planted alongside old Aligoté

A wonderfully fresh and ripe nose speaks primarily cool red berries

announcing a full-bodied texture wrapped around perfectly polished tannins allied with fine-judged acidity that together provide thrust leading to a finish that is intense yet light-footed and infused with freshness

This has a nicely composed

It opens extremely confidently in the glass

wild strawberry and soft briar notes