Prieuré Roch's Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 2018 in magnum, from a small parcel in the upper, historically favoured part of the Clos. A hot, generous year gave it dark fruit and firm, ripe structure.
About This Wine
Prieuré Roch's 0.6236 hectares lie in the upper section the domaine calls the royal terroir, near the source of the Vouge, where gravel and stones dominate before the soil turns heavier towards the bottom of the Clos. The whole grand cru covers about 50 hectares split between more than 80 owners. Prieuré Roch sums up its Clos de Vougeot as a powerful, clean, square wine in the Cistercian spirit. 2018 brought a large crop after a wet winter and a long hot summer, and the reds are richly coloured and full of fruit.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Black cherry, plum and blackcurrant, with violet, earth and a little smoke.
- Palate: Powerful and square, with firm, ripe tannins and dark fruit depth.
- Finish: Savoury, with spice and a mineral grip that lasts.
Serving & Food
Allow two hours in the decanter and pour at 17°C into large Burgundy glasses. Best from about 2028 and on through the 2040s. Serve with rib of beef, roast wild boar, or aged Gouda.
How to Enjoy
A magnum for a long dinner with red meat, or for the cellar.
Product Details
Producer: Domaine Prieuré Roch
Country: France
Region: Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
Appellation: Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
Vintage: 2018
Grape: Pinot Noir
Estate Holding: 0.6236 ha
Format: 1.5L magnum
About the Domaine
Beyond its grands crus and monopoles, Prieuré Roch makes a spread of wines from the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune: Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots, Les Hautes-Maizières and Les Clous, Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos des Argillières, and Ladoix from the 2.16-hectare Le Cloud.
At the other end of the range are the Coteaux Bourguignons red, Gamay and white, which the domaine calls its vins de soif. They are made with the same organic farming and whole-bunch approach as the grands crus.
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