Le Clos Goillotte 2019 is Prieuré Roch's Vosne-Romanée monopole, a 0.55-hectare walled plot in the heart of the village. The domaine prizes it for delicacy, and 2019 gave it extra depth.
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
Serve at about 16°C in a Burgundy glass; a short decant of 30 minutes helps if you open it young. It will be at its best from 2025 to the mid-2030s. Try it with roast partridge, mushroom and chestnut risotto, or soy-braised pigeon.
How to Enjoy
A quiet dinner for two or four, and drinkers who value perfume and texture over power.
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: Pinot Noir
Volume: 750mL
About the Domaine
Prieuré Roch's reds are fermented with all their stems in wooden vats, and the cap is still punched down by foot. Yeasts are those from the vineyard, and the domaine uses no synthetic products in the vines or the cellar, keeping sulphur to a bare minimum.
The approach was set by Henry-Frédéric Roch when he founded the estate in 1988, and was carried through the 1990s by Philippe Pacalet, then in charge of the vineyards and cellar. Yannick Champ, who now leads the domaine, has kept it as it was.