Monopole
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 8 to 25 years from the vintage release, allowing the tight-knit structure and natural reduction to blossom into complex tertiary notes of forest floor, spice, and dried flowers.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, wild mushroom risotto, slow-cooked coq au vin
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Prieuré Roch's Premier Cru Monopole, most famously epitomized by the historic Clos des Corvées in Premeaux-Prisey, represents the pinnacle of the estate's natural winemaking philosophy. Acquired in 1995, this ancient 5.2-hectare walled vineyard has roots stretching back to the medieval period. Under the visionary guidance of the late Henry-Frédéric Roch, the vineyard became a laboratory for organic and biodynamic renaissance. The terroir, rich in Bajocian limestone and clay, yields grapes of extraordinary concentration. Prieuré Roch famously practices whole-cluster fermentation using native yeasts and zero added sulfur, often sorting the highly prized 'millerandage' (tiny, concentrated, seedless berries) to craft a wine of singular aromatic intensity, wild berry complexity, and deep, velvety structure that redefines the traditional power of Nuits-Saint-Georges.
🍾 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
Pinot Noir