Gamay
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed within 2 to 8 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Charcuterie and terrines, roasted duck, grilled pork chops
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Domaine Prieuré Roch's Gamay is a captivating anomaly in the Côte d'Or, where Pinot Noir reigns supreme. Historically, Gamay was famously banished from the region in 1395 by Duke Philip the Bold, who declared it a 'bad and disloyal plant.' However, Prieuré Roch embraces this historic grape, cultivating it with the same obsessive care and natural philosophy applied to their legendary Grand Crus. Sourced from organically farmed plots, the grapes undergo 100% whole-cluster fermentation using native yeasts, with no added sulfur during vinification. The wine is aged in seasoned oak barrels, resulting in a remarkably pure, vibrant, and wild expression of Gamay. It combines bright, brambly forest fruits with the signature 'Roch' exotic spice, stemmy complexity, and a deep, mineral-driven earthiness that redefines what this grape can achieve in Burgundian soils.
🍾 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/