Clous
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, roasted quail
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1988 by the late Henry-Frédéric Roch—grandson of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti's Henry Leroy and long-time DRC co-director—Domaine Prieuré Roch stands as a vanguard of natural, terroir-driven viticulture in Burgundy. Headquartered in Prémeaux-Prissey, the domaine encompasses exceptional parcels across the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune, rooted in classic jurassic limestone and clay-rich soils. Managed and vinified by co-director and cellar master Yannick Champ, the estate adheres rigorously to organic and biodynamic viticulture, entirely eschewing synthetic chemicals. Cellar methodology emphasizes uncompromised traditionalism, characterized by whole-cluster vinifications with native yeasts, manual punch-downs in open wooden vats, aging in seasoned French oak without sulfur additions until bottling, and no fining or filtration. Benchmark cuvées include the celebrated monopoles Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Clos des Corvées and Vosne-Romanée Clos Goillotte, alongside prized Grand Crus Chambertin-Clos de Bèze and Clos de Vougeot, delivering intensely aromatic, deeply textured, and profoundly expressive Pinot Noir.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%