Are you a dujac or ponsot cdlr kind of guy?

dbailey · October 5, 2011, 2:22pm

I’ve had a far bit of ponsot cdlr but had my first dujac recently. Given similar “quality” of wines/vintages, which do you tend to prefer and why?

Nick_Gangas · October 5, 2011, 2:25pm

Can I like them both ?

Robert.Fleming · October 5, 2011, 2:27pm

If I have to choose one, Dujac - for the ethereal aromatics.

Paul_H_Galli · October 5, 2011, 2:41pm

Da Big “D”…

TTT

Keith_Levenberg · October 5, 2011, 2:42pm

Dujac or Lignier

Nick_Gangas · October 5, 2011, 3:16pm

Which Lignier ?

Tom_Blach · October 5, 2011, 3:27pm

I love them both but Ponsot is so much more temperamental and demanding that I have to prefer it if pushed.

ryancurry · October 5, 2011, 4:01pm

i tend to prefer dujac. ponsot can come across as too “polished” for my taste.

love the stemmy aromatics of dujac.

alan_weinberg · October 5, 2011, 4:48pm

and consistency . . . and broad range . . . and the quality people there! (Love Ponsot, too!)
alan

Robert.Fleming · October 5, 2011, 4:53pm

A broad range of Clos de la Roche?

David_K_o_l_i_n · October 5, 2011, 5:03pm

Why I vote for Dujac. I get enough of “tempermental and demanding” in my household

Howard_Cooper · October 5, 2011, 5:12pm

I am a Truchot Clos de la Roche kind of guy.

John_Dawson · October 5, 2011, 5:17pm

It’s a close call, but I like Dujac by a stem more than Ponsot. It’s the aromatic display of the former that does it for me. One of my favorite wines in the world in fact.

Herwig_Janssen · October 5, 2011, 5:42pm

Ponsot by a mile . I find Dujac wine style too stemmy . And Ponsot CdlR is in many years wine of the vintage material.

Steven_Lawrence · October 5, 2011, 7:41pm

Howard, that was not one of the choices! (though I don’t disagree with you)

alan_weinberg · October 5, 2011, 8:34pm

they actually often make 2 CdlR wines! I was referring to the broad stable of wines produced, however, as I’m sure you knew!
alan

paul_hanna · October 5, 2011, 11:14pm

One of the greatest wines I have had is the '85 Ponsot…but they do take a lot of time.

Wines like the '99, '01 and '02 just aren’t accessible now, whereas the Dujacs are much more supple and approachable…

I also like Lignier as well (H. Lignier)…

SteveC · October 6, 2011, 12:05am

Dujac, but I have a soft spot for both producers

Tom_Reddick · October 6, 2011, 1:31am

Both- but each for very different moods and occasions.

Good question from the OP- not trying to knock the discussion- but for me at least this is apples and oranges. In Burgundy with appelations and grape choices so well set in stone- it is producer where the variable comes in, and so when it comes to selecting what I want to drink on a given evening Dujac and Ponsot Clos de la Roche are as different in my mind as Lafite and Mouton.

But of course 1st choice is to compare the two at the same sitting! Always up for a little academic stimulation to accompany a good evening.

Paul_Seah · October 6, 2011, 2:02am

Dujac, for the greater elegance and beautiful aromatics. Ponsot’s version just seems a bit more inconsisitent as well.