Clous
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Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, roasted quail
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Hailing from the prestigious village of Vosne-Romanée, 'Les Clous' is a highly regarded lieu-dit situated high on the historical slopes where the soil is thin, stony, and dominated by hard limestone. This specific terroir imparts a striking mineral tension and crystalline purity to the wine. Under the late Henry-Frédéric Roch's uncompromising vision, this parcel is farmed biodynamically and harvested by hand with meticulous sorting. In the cellar, the grapes undergo 100% whole-cluster fermentation using native yeasts in traditional wooden vats, with no temperature control and zero added sulfur. The resulting Pinot Noir is a wild, energetic, and deeply aromatic masterpiece, boasting notes of fresh pomegranate, damp earth, peony, and exotic spices, wrapped in a structure of vibrant acidity and fine-grained tannins.
🍾 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/