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
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