Pinoterie Pure
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 3 to 8 years from the vintage release to fully appreciate its vibrant, natural energy.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, roasted quail
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Prieure Roch's Pinoterie is an extraordinary, avant-garde expression of Pinot Noir that defies traditional appellation boundaries. Released under the Vin de France designation, this cuvee is born from the estate's uncompromising natural winemaking philosophy. The name itself is a playful, affectionate nod to the essence of the Pinot Noir grape, with 'pinoter' referring to the grape's distinct aromatic signature. Crafted using whole-cluster fermentation with native yeasts and bottled with little to no added sulfur, it offers a wild, energetic, and remarkably pure profile. This rare cuvee showcases the estate's ability to coax profound depth and vibrant, brambly fruit from their meticulously farmed vineyards, capturing the raw, living spirit of Burgundy.
🍾 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