{"product_id":"ponsot-charmes-chambertin-cuvee-des-merles-2019","title":"Domaine Ponsot Charmes Chambertin Cuvee des Merles 2019","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style='box-sizing: border-box; font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRP (93-95) - The Wine Advocate - William Kelley \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAromas of peonies, cinnamon, orange rind, plums and warm spices introduce the 2019 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Cuvée des Merles, a full-bodied, layered and enveloping wine that's seamless and complete. Lively but gourmand, this is one of the highlights of the Ponsot portfolio this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomaine Ponsot started picking on September 20, and winemaker Alexandre Abel reported yields some 35% to 40% below average, with alcohols in the 14s and healthy pHs at around 3.3. Yet while alcohols in 2019 were if anything higher than in 2018, the 2019 wines are more elegant, with livelier fruit tones and less overtly muscular structure. That's not a criticism of the 2018s, however, which we revisited from bottle, confirming that they are wines that will require patience: interestingly, the most put-together of the range was the Clos de la Roche, a cuvée that was bottled last, in July 2020, and which certainly seemed to have profited from the longer élevage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; font-style: italic; font-family: \"Libre Franklin\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); background-color: rgba(250, 250, 250, 1)'\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Calibri Light\", \"Helvetica Light\", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)'\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wine Clique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55324415459496,"sku":"BGD01190179","price":518.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/3316\/6248\/files\/BC_Upload_88dd8a29-f88c-4e05-b349-7e8d3a280cb2.jpg?v=1773293704","url":"https:\/\/www.wine-clique.com\/products\/ponsot-charmes-chambertin-cuvee-des-merles-2019","provider":"Wine Clique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}