Nuits Saint Georges Clos de Corvees

Prieure-Roch Lives On – Tasting 2020s

By Steen Öhman March 31, 2023 - 2 Comments

Domaine Prieure-Roch always had a strong place in my heart; a tasting in 2004 or 2005 in Copenhagen with Henry Roch really spurred my love of these wines. It's now almost five years since Henry Roch passed away, and the estate is showing great form - perhaps a bit more streamlined? or polished? - …

Vins d’Emotion from Nuits-Saint-Georges – (New added)

By Steen Öhman February 26, 2022 - Leave a Comment

To simplify the search for emotional wines, I have decided to compile a list of the top emotional producers in each appellation. Note that wines marked with brackets [ ] will require years before they really show their hedonistic side. The list contains producers that regularly score …

Terroir Insight: Prieuré Roch, Clos de Corvées

By Steen Öhman May 17, 2016 -

One of the best wines from the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation is in my view the Clos de Corvées from Domaine Prieuré Roch - a special cuvee made from a monopole within the Aux Corvées vineyard. It's in many ways a quite unusual wine ... conceptualized by a remarkable man - Henri-Frédéric Roch, …

Domaine Prieure-Roch, Nuits-St-Georges Clos des Corvees 1999

By Steen Öhman November 22, 2013 -

The Clos des Corvees 1999 has entered a quite matured stage and is showing good form. In the nose organic red and dark berry fruit - spiced with cinnamon, allspice and hints of tar. On the palate quite intense fruit ... fine length with a very nice mineral backbone. Love the terriors in the southern …

Domaine Prieure Roch, Nuits-St-Georges Clos de Corvees 2000

By Steen Öhman December 25, 2012 -

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 …