Auction

Chambertin Grand Cru Ponsot (Domaine) 1988

  • Red fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Red
  • 13.50% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

Célèbre domaine bourguignon, Jacques Prieur nous propose ici un chambertin majestueux. Conservez ce grand cru une quinzaine d'années en cave ; votre patience s'en trouvera largement récompensée. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 slightly marked label, 1 slightly stained label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Burgundy
  • Appellation/Wine: Chambertin
  • Classification: Grand Cru
  • Producer/Owner: Ponsot (Domaine)
  • More information....

Chambertin Grand Cru Ponsot (Domaine) serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Filet de boeuf à la truffe.

  • Vintage score: 14/20
  • Lot presentation
    Chambertin Grand Cru Ponsot (Domaine)

    The wine

    Chambertin, produced from vines planted on gentle slopes, is the grand seigneur of Burgundy wines and Napoleon's favourite. The soil contains limestone and is rich in ferruginous marls. Full-bodied, sappy, rich-flavoured yet supple, this wine develops a highly-complex aroma. Its bright, deep ruby-red colour is a delight to the eye. The fragrances are both powerful and distinguished. As a young wine, it evokes dark cherry, liquorice and truffle. After about fifteen years of maturing it develops notes of leather and candied fruit.


    Established on the Côte d'Or since 1870, the Ponsot family comes from a long line of winemakers who have all contributed their savoir-faire to the Domain. In 1932 Hippolyte started to bottle the wine on the estate, and in 1934 he exported it to America. At the beginning of the sixties his son Jean-Marie was a pioneer in clonal selection in the Burgundy region. In 1972 his wife Jacqueline inherited several parcels from Gevrey-Chambertin and Chapelle-Chambertin. Today the estate is exclusively run by the family, and the different entities of the domain are owned by Jean-Marie and Jacqueline Ponsot's children who continue to produce wine completely uninfluenced by fashion. Sometimes certain wines only reveal their true potential after a long and difficult maturing. Hence the reason why the domain will never put a wine onto the market if it does not live up to its appellation and vintage. The domain harvests very late using traditional wine-making methods. No new wood or filtering methods are used, resulting in a rich and spectacular wine.

    Information about domain Ponsot

    In 1872, William Ponsot bought a domaine in Morey-Saint-Denis. Since then, several generations have followed and the vineyard has grown. Hippolyte began bottling at the domaine in 1932 and exporting to the United States in 1934. His son Jean-Marie was among the pioneers of clonal selection in Burgundy in the early 1960s. In 1972, his wife Jacqueline inherited several parcels of Gevrey-Chambertin and Chapelle-Chambertin. Today the heritage remains exclusively with the family, and the different parts of the domaine are held by Jean-Marie and Jacqueline Ponsot's children who continue to produce wines outside the fashionable phenomena. The domaine harvests very late, fully respecting traditional winemaking methods, without new wood or any filtration operation, resulting in spectacularly rich wines. In early 2017, Laurent Ponsot, who had run the domaine for many years, left the domaine (for personal reasons) and it is now his sister Rose-Marie Ponsot who has taken over.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 slightly marked label, 1 slightly stained label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 13.50 %
    • Country/Region: Burgundy
    • Appellation/Wine: Chambertin
    • Classification: Grand Cru
    • Producer/Owner: Ponsot (Domaine)
    • Vintage: 1988
    • Color: Red
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Environment friendly 
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Red fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Pinot noir
    Chambertin Grand Cru Ponsot (Domaine)
    Chambertin Grand Cru Ponsot (Domaine)

    Report a problem with this lot ? Report

    iDealwine price estimate
    Chambertin Grand Cru Ponsot (Domaine) 1988

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format