Prieuré Roch's Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos des Corvées 2019 in magnum, the old-vine selection from the domaine's walled monopole. The dry, low-yield 2019 season gave it concentration, and the magnum gives it time.
About This Wine
Le Clos des Corvées lies at the entrance to Prémeaux, and its southern edge is the chemin des dalles, a track of flat stones used by the monks of Saint-Vivant-sous-Vergy from the 10th century and thought to follow an old Roman road. Split up in the Middle Ages, the Clos was pieced back together by the founder of the négociant house Geisweiler in the 19th century and by General Denis Joseph Gouachon in the early 20th. Today it is a single 5.21-hectare block owned entirely by Prieuré Roch. For the Vieilles Vignes cuvée the domaine keeps only the finest millerandé bunches, with small, uneven berries. In 2019 frost in April and a dry, hot summer cut yields well below average, and the wines have depth with good acidity.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Dark cherry, cassis and wild blackberry, with rose, pepper and forest floor.
- Palate: Dense and structured, with fine but firm tannins and a long, savoury middle.
- Finish: Persistent, with dark fruit, spice and a stony end.
Serving & Food
Serve at 16°C from a decanter after an hour's air. Best from about 2028 through the 2040s in this format. Pair with roast duck with cherries, beef bourguignon, or Hunan-style braised pork.
How to Enjoy
Cellaring and a large table where a magnum of serious Nuits will be appreciated.
Product Details
Producer: Domaine Prieuré Roch
Country: France
Region: Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
Appellation: Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Clos des Corvées Monopole Vieilles Vignes
Vintage: 2019
Grape: Pinot Noir
Monopole size: 5.21 ha
Format: 1.5L magnum
About the Domaine
Between 1991 and 2000 the winemaking at Prieuré Roch was run by Philippe Pacalet, a nephew of Marcel Lapierre, who went on to found his own house in Beaune. Organic farming, whole clusters and native yeast were already the domaine's rule then.
Henry-Frédéric Roch is often counted as an early forerunner of Burgundy's natural wine movement. His successors have held the line, and the reds are still made with whole bunches and no added sulphite.