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The Clos de la Roche 2000 from Domine Ponsot is a lovely fully mature wine. The bouquet is open and expressive with red berry fruit and sous-bois - notes of orange and truffles. On the palate mature red fruit - quite rich and transparent for the vintage. It offer a fine complexity and a good display …
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The Clos de la Roche 2002 from Hubert Lignier is still quite young and undeveloped. It's made from 35 to 45 year old vines located in the parcel Monts Luisants - and the 2002 vintage is one of the very last made by Romain Lignier who sadly passed away in 2004. In the bouquet cherries and dark …
The Clos de la Roche 1999 from Domaine Dujac is one of the most impressive wines I have tasted from this fine domaine. It's still young but starting to unfold the potential it showed from cask back in 2000. In the bouquet blue and red berry fruit - with pure notes of raspberries, strawberries and …
The Clos de la Roche 2003 from Hubert Lignier is a quite drinkable 2003. Made from 35 to 45 year old vines located in Monts Luisants. In the bouquet cherries, blue berries, strawberries and prune with a hint of sous bois. On te palate quite finely balanced with a good focus. The tannins are silky …
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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