Pinoterie
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–8 years from the vintage release to appreciate its vibrant fruit and energetic character.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, mushroom risotto, grilled pork chops
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Prieuré Roch's 'Pinoterie' is a rare and highly sought-after Vin de France that captures the whimsical, avant-garde spirit of the late Henry-Frédéric Roch. Crafted from Pinot Noir, this cuvée is a playful celebration of the grape's purest, most energetic form. The estate employs its signature non-interventionist methods: strict organic farming, hand-harvesting, 100% whole-cluster fermentation with indigenous yeasts, and aging in oak casks without any added sulfur. The name 'Pinoterie' itself is an affectionate, informal nod to the art of coaxing the ultimate expression out of Pinot Noir. The resulting wine is wonderfully aromatic, wild, and alive, bursting with notes of tart red berries, forest floor, and exotic spices, wrapped in the velvety texture that defines the domaine's legendary house style.
🍾 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