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The Clos de la Roche is the odd one out in the Rousseau lineup - a beautiful wine - but quite different from the Gevrey wines. In the bouquet red and darker fruit notes - dark cherries and forest berries with hints of vanilla. On the palate deep and pure fruit, more roundly structured and finely …
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The Clos de la Roche 1993 from Ponsot is a big tannic wine. It's beginning to soften a little, and is now showing a little more red fruit. It's a little more approachable than in 2008, where it was very youthfull, but the development is very slow. The bouquet is now showing some sweet red fruits - …
The Clos de la Roche 1999 from Hubert Lignier is still very youthful and a real powerhouse. In the bouquet sweet dark fruits, cherries, liquorice, oriental spices and a hint of forrest undergrowth. On the palate dense dark and ripe fruit, fine ripe tannins and a good backbone of minerality. Very …
The Clos de la Roche 2002 is an excellent effort from Hubert Lignier. Old school Lignier, quite dark aromas, but also some elements of sweet red fruit in the bouquet. No quite ready to drink, but there are some sweet mature notes on the palate, still the darker tones in the fruit are dominating the …
