Blanc de Maceration
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork belly, aged Comté cheese, Moroccan vegetable tagine
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1988 by the visionary late Henry-Frédéric Roch, co-director of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Prieuré Roch is a revered estate based in Prémeaux-Prisey within Burgundy's Côte de Nuits. A dedicated pioneer of natural, organic, and biodynamic viticulture, the domaine champions a pure, low-intervention philosophy defined by whole-cluster fermentation, indigenous yeasts, and no added sulfur. Its celebrated holdings span prized terroirs across the region, anchored by the iconic monopole Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Clos des Corvées alongside rare Grand Cru parcels in Chambertin-Clos de Bèze. Prieuré Roch wines are internationally celebrated for their ethereal complexity, energetic aromatics, and uncompromisingly authentic expression of Burgundian Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay