Blanc de Maceration
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 3–8 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted pork belly, aged Comté cheese, Moroccan vegetable tagine
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Domaine Prieuré Roch's Blanc de Macération is a striking testament to the estate's avant-garde yet deeply traditional philosophy. While Burgundy is globally renowned for its pristine, direct-pressed white Chardonnays, this cuvée subverts modern convention by reviving ancient skin-contact winemaking techniques. Crafted from Chardonnay grapes, the fruit undergoes a period of maceration with the skins, a method more commonly associated with red winemaking or 'orange' wines. This process extracts a gorgeous amber hue, rich phenolic structure, and an incredibly complex aromatic profile. True to the legacy of the late Henry-Frédéric Roch, the wine is fermented using native yeasts in wooden vats with zero added sulfur, allowing the natural terroir and grape character to express themselves without filter. The result is a profound, textural masterpiece that challenges the boundaries of Burgundian white wine, offering notes of dried apricot, orange peel, black tea, and exotic spices.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1988 by the late Henry-Frédéric Roch, a visionary co-director of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Prieuré Roch is a legendary estate headquartered at 3 Rue de la Fontaine, 21700 Premeaux-Prisey, Burgundy, France. The domaine is globally revered for its pioneering commitment to organic viticulture and natural winemaking, utilizing whole-cluster fermentation, native yeasts, and little to no added sulfur to express the purest terroir. Managing exceptional parcels across prestigious appellations like Vosne-Romanée, Clos de Vougeot, and Nuits-Saint-Georges—including the monopole Clos des Corvées—the estate produces highly coveted, deeply aromatic Pinot Noir and elegant Chardonnay. Today, the winery continues to honor Roch's uncompromising philosophy of minimal intervention, crafting rare, vibrant wines that are benchmarks of Burgundian excellence. Official website: http://domaine-prieure-roch.com/