Le Clos Goillotte 2019 in magnum, from Prieuré Roch's smallest monopole in Vosne-Romanée. The low-yielding 2019 vintage gave concentrated but silky wines, and the larger bottle will let this one age slowly.
About This Wine
Le Clos Goillotte is a 0.55-hectare walled plot in the middle of Vosne-Romanée, in front of the old cellars of the Prince de Conti. The vines were replanted in 1964 and 1965 and now average about 50 years. The domaine calls the wine feminine, for its rounded shape and delicacy. 2019 began with April frost, then a poor flowering and two heatwaves cut yields to about 1.2 million hectolitres across Burgundy. The small crop ripened fully after rain in mid-August, and the reds are ripe and velvety with plenty of freshness.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Raspberry, red cherry and rose, with sandalwood, sweet spice and a fine earthy note.
- Palate: Silky and rounded, with ripe red fruit, soft tannins and a fresh, gentle line of acidity.
- Finish: Long and perfumed, fading on flowers and spice.
Serving & Food
Stand the magnum upright the day before, decant gently and pour at 15 to 16°C into wide Burgundy glasses. Drink from about 2026 into the late 2030s. Pair it with roast pheasant, veal sweetbreads with mushrooms, or a whole steamed fish with ginger and soy.
How to Enjoy
A table of six or more, and cellars that keep magnums for later celebrations.
Product Details
Producer: Domaine Prieuré Roch
Country: France
Region: Vosne-Romanée, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
Appellation: Vosne-Romanée
Vineyard: Le Clos Goillotte Monopole, 0.55 ha
Vintage: 2019
Grape Variety: Pinot Noir
Format: 1.5L magnum
About the Domaine
The house that gives the clos its name, La Goillotte, began as the Prince de Conti's wine cellars and became a private residence in 1820; Jasper Morris traces the name back to a hunting lodge that belonged to the prince's estate. The vineyard in front of it stayed in private hands until 1988.
That year Henry-Frédéric Roch made it the starting point for Domaine Prieuré Roch. He was then a few years away from joining the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti as co-director, a role he held from 1992 until 2018. Today Yannick Champ and his team farm it, with no synthetic products in the vineyard or cellar.