2010 Chapelle Chambertin, Grand Cru, Domaine Ponsot, Burgundy

Reduction renders the nose impossible to read. There is by contrast super richness and a lovely minerality to the vibrant and tension-filled medium-bodied flavors that enjoy very ripe tannins that add to the moderate sense of austerity on the impressive long finish. In contrast to the Griotte this is not likely to be nearly as accessible young.
91-94/100, Alan Meadows, Burghound (January 2012)