The Chambertin Clos de Beze 2008 from Henri Roch is a organic beauty. The nose is exploding with red berry fruit and spices – notes of raspbarries, strawberries, cinnamon, gooseberries and all spice. On the palate rich organic red fruit – intense and foucused by the quite impressive expression of the Clos de Beze terroir and the lovely crisp 2008 acidity. Really love the combination of the acidity driven vintage and the rich organic style of Prieure-Roch. If you like the style then the Clos de Beze from Roch is most likely one of the very best low SO2 wines made in Burgundy.… Read the full article →
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The 2002 vintage was a big succes at Domaine Prieure-Roch, and the Les Hautes Maizieres is no exception. The bouquet is very expressive with organic red fruit – notes of strawberries, peony rose, cinnamon and allspice. On the palate rich and quite lush fruit – very expressive and mouth coating. It’s a fine wine for this level, but is somehow lacking the focus of a bigger terroir. A wine of pleasure – mature now and should be consumed within the next few years.… Read the full article →
The Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos De Corvees 2000 from Domaine Prieure Roch is fully mature and at it’s peak now. The bouquet is bursting cherries – moving on to strawberries, red current, violets and red forest berries. On the palate matured pure organic fruit – with a remarkable freshness. The fruit is very juicy and vibrant for a 2000 – best bottle I have tasted of this wine. Very fine for the vintage – but lacking the depth and intensity of a great vintage.… Read the full article →
The Clos Goilotte 2006 from Prieure-Roch is a very accessible wine. Made from a small vineyard inside the village of Vosne Romanee this top end village wine exibits lovely Vosne spicyness and minerality. In the bouquet red fruit with sweet notes of strawberries, and gooseberries spiced with hints of peony rose and rose petals. On the palate lush organic fruit – red, ripe and delightful – if you like this style. The combination of the rich and somewhat unfocused fruit of the 2006 vintage and this very lush terroir is perhaps a bit over the top – but who cares – it’s drinking beutifully.… Read the full article →
The Clos Goilotte 2001 from Prieure-Roch is quite mature and close to it’s peak. Made from a small vineyard inside the village of Vosne Romanee this top end village wine exibits lovely Vosne spicyness and minerality. In the bouquet red fruit with sweet notes of strawberries, and gooseberries spiced with hints of peony rose. On the palate lush organic fruit – red, ripe and delightful. Quite mature, intense and elegant – if you like this style. In my view a lovely wine for both tasting and drinking.… Read the full article →
The Vosne Romanee Les Hautes Maizieres is normally one of my favorite Roch wines … but it’s getting quite expensive. Haut Maizieres is in my view among the better village vineyards in Vosne Romanee, with a fine and quite delicate minerality. The 2009 edition of Hautes Maizieres is quite open, but still need time to integrate all the elements. In the bouquet a slight reduction, but offering fine sweet pinot aromas with strawberries, raspberries and black cherries as the main elements – spiced with cinnamon and a hint of peony rose.… Read the full article →
The Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Argillieres is a new 1er cru from Henri Roch. Les Argillieres is a very interesting terroir located between Clos Arlot and Clos de Corvees in the very south of the appelation. This vineyard has a very fine minerality – and Frederic Cossard made some very interesting wines from this plot. The 2009 Les Argillieres is more open than the to wines from Clos de Corvees, with only a little reduction. In the nose raspberries and gooseberries with hints of cherries and cinnamon.… Read the full article →
The Nuits 1er cru V.V. is a quite big step up from Nuits “1″. The Nuits 1er 2009 is more accessible than the “1″, with less reduction. In the nose fine delicate red and dark cherries, cherry stones – spiced with cinnamon and allspice. On the palate more weight and layers of fruit, not a heavy wine but quite intense pinot flavors. Good quite transparant expression of the terroir, with a nice balance to the rather sweet fruity notes. Not showing the full qualities at the moment – a fine wine from Henri Roch.… Read the full article →
Domaine Prieure Roch is relatively unknown despite a range of very fine wines. The domaine is owned by Henri Roch, who is also co-owner and co-director of DRC. First vintage from this domaine was (as far as I recall 1988), and the wines were for several years made by Philippe Pacalet (his last vintage was 2000). The style is somewhat darker than Pacalet, but stylewise in the same territory – i.e. no or very low SO2 in the wines. The Nuits-Saint-Georges “1″ 2009 is one of the entry level wines, made on 1er cru Clos de Corvees – a Roch monopole.… Read the full article →
The Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos De Corvees is more or less the signature wine of Domaine Prieure Roch. The 2000 Clos de Corvees is now fully mature but very much alive. The bouquet is bursting with red fruits – strawberries and framboise – organic style. On the palate quite opulent lush pinot fruits, but with a good focus from a core of red fruit. The Clos de Corvees 2000 seems now fresher than the Goilotte 2000, but should be consumed within the next years.… Read the full article →
The Vosne Romanee Clos Goillotte 2000 is a special wine. I really adore the Clos Goillotte vineyard – it may not have the depth and power of a Grand Cru, but it certainly produce wines with a lot of caracter and charm. The 2000 version of the Prieure Roch monopole is no exception. The bouquet is bursting with red fruits – strawberries and framboise – and very nice Vosne spices. On the palate good rich fruit, while the mature fruit is almost opulent, it has quite a fine structure for a 2000 – lacks a little focus.… Read the full article →