Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2016 (1.5L) California Central Coast Rose The toast emerges on the

The toast emerges on the finish

aromas of grapefruit and lemon chiffon

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Loureiro variety has particular importance

Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2016 (1.5L) California Central Coast Rose The toast emerges on the97 points John Gilman Not surprisingly, the 2016 Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes from Domaine Ponsot is utterly brilliant. The bouquet is deep, sappy and very pure, delivering scents of red and black cherries, plums, raw cocoa, gamebird, woodsmoke and a magically complex base of soil tones. On the palate the wine is pure, sappy and very transparent in profile, with a great core of fruit, impeccable focus and balance, suave, ripe tannins and a very,