Domaine Ponsot was established in 1872 by William Ponsot and nowadays is one of Burgundy's most revered and iconoclastic Domaines in Burgundy.
Laurent Ponsot, the current proprietor of the winery was in Hong Kong for a special lunch pairing his wines with Chinese cuisine in The China Club.
The rise in popularity of Burgundian wine in Hong Kong has seen a rapid increase in Burgundy wine consumption in the last six months and has meant that more and more winery owners are coming to the territory to show off their wines and show their versatility in Chinese food and wine pairing.
Domaine Ponsot started to bottle whole harvest wines at the estate in the 1930's, a rare practice at the time, and now is idolised because of its Clos des Monts-Luisants and Clos de la Roche parcels.
Of his wines M. Ponsot said. "Our wines are not made to be tasted; they are made to be drunk".
Domaine Ponsot has fabulous holdings in well placed parcels in Morey St. Denis and Clos de la Roche alongside holdings in Chambertin, Griotte Chambertin, Chapelle Chambertin, Charmes Chambertin, Clos de Vougeot, Chambolle Musigny Premier Cru Les Charmes and Morey Premier Cru Monts Luisants.
A fully biodynamic winery, Domaine Ponsot has not even used sulphur dioxide since 1988 and is unique in its production of white wines made wholly from the Aligote grape, whose vines were planted over 100 years ago and are still producing fantastic wines to this day.
Domaine Ponsot is also unique in that it can boast a huge 12 Grands Cru in its portfolio of wine, a feat that no other Burgundian wine producer can match. The Domaine never uses new oak barrels and M. Ponsot buys minimum five years old barrels from other well respected wineries he knows.
The lunch attendees were treated to the Ponsot Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos des Monts Luisants Blanc 2006 paired with sautéed scallops and squid in X.O. sauce, followed by the Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes 2008 paired with sautéed fillet of garoupa and broccoli.
Following this was sautéed diced beef filet with cashews nuts and dried chili paired with Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Cuvee des Alouettes 2007 and a classic roast Peking duck served with both the Griotte Chambertin Grand Cru 2008 and the Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes 2007.
The pairings worked exceptionally well and showed Burgundy's diversity when it comes to pairing with local Chinese cuisine.
The wines themselves are still very traditional in style and M. Ponsot admits he tries to stay away from modern trends in wine making and focuses on the expression of terroir and vintage and, overall the wines do represent fantastic quality and are a true represent a true reflection of Burgundian terroir.
Domaine Ponsot wines are exclusively available from Altaya Wines in Hong Kong.
Contributed by Alasdair Nicol, TLN Editor – Hong Kong
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