1er Cru
Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru
Clos des Monts-Luisants Monopole
Domaine Ponsot’s historic second wine, first bottled on the estate in the early 1920s, is unique in Burgundy on several counts. A rare white Premier Cru from the Côte de Nuit, more than 2/3 of which comes from very old vines planted in 1911, it is also the only one produced with the Aligoté grape variety.
In detail
Classification :
Appellation Morey St Denis 1 er Cru - Climat Monts-Luisants
Target Yield :
35 hl/ha
Surface area :
1 ha
Average Production :
4500 bottles
Age of Vines :
85% planted in 1911 and 15% in 2006
Grape Variety :
100% Aligoté
Density :
11,000 plants per hectare
Soil Types :
Lean, clayey soil with chalky scree (bedded Grèzes) on a base of white oolite and Dijon-Corton limestone.
Viticulture :
Sustainable agriculture, goblet pruning
Harvest :
Hand-picked, sorting in the vineyard
Vinification :
Direct pressing of whole bunches.
Fermentation begins in temperature-controlled vats, then in barrels with indigenous yeasts.
Maturation :
16 months in French oak barrels.
No new barrels.
Average age of barrels: 15 years