Vv
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 8 to 25 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, roasted squab
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Prieure Roch's Premier Cru 'Vv' (Vieilles Vignes) is a masterclass in natural winemaking and terroir expression, sourced from ancient, deep-rooted Pinot Noir vines in their prestigious Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru parcels, notably the Clos des Corvées monopole. Crafted using the estate's signature non-interventionist philosophy, the grapes undergo 100% whole-cluster fermentation with native yeasts and no added sulfur. The iconic label, featuring ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs representing the eye of Horus, the sun, and the earth, reflects Henry-Frédéric Roch's deep spiritual connection to nature. This wine is celebrated for its wild, untamed aromatic profile, boasting notes of dark bramble fruit, dried rose petals, exotic spices, and a distinct forest-floor earthiness, balanced by a vibrant, energetic structure and velvety tannins.
🍾 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
🍷 ABV
13-13.5%