Domaine Ponsot Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes

Domaine Ponsot Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 2010

Chambolle-Musigny is a commune in the Cote de Nuits of Burgundy.
They are known to produce powerful yet elegant Pinot Noir.

The wine had fresh, ripe and cooked red fruit, rose and ginseng-like medicinal aromas.
Acid was high, tannin was very soft, and had long finish.
Very good wine. Good structure and somehow soft. I liked it.

The closure of this wine was a plastic cork but this was not whatever plastic cork.
This is a special plastic cork made with thorough research which allows a small amount of oxygen to enter into the bottle, just like the traditional corks do.

The label had a small yellow dot which would change its color if the temperatures were too high for the wine.
A state of the art wine!

The dish we had with this wine was more traditional: Grilled Lamb Chops.
The pairing was good, but JC thought that Japanese food could be good with this wine, so he coked a small piece of fish with Soy Sause and Mirin (sweet cooking Sake).
The fish pairing was actually better than Lamb.
Interesting discovery.