Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2000 - Dominique Laurent

Clos de la Roche Grand-Cru 2000 - Dominique Laurent

Presentation of the domain:

Dominique Laurent is a small-scale yet high-quality wine merchant based in Nuits-Saint-Georges. His portfolio is based on very small plots of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines spread across dozens of appellations across the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune.

Quantities of individual wines are often minimal, with some wines being produced in a single barrel, yielding only 300 bottles. Amusingly, some labels printed in very limited quantities contain gross errors or typos. Here, for example, the back label states "without filtering or re-adification," which means nothing.

The first vintage dates back to 1988 and Laurent soon after gained a reputation for using 200% new barrels, a process which involves racking the wine from a new barrel to age it further in a second new barrel.

Presentation of the vintage:

As is often the case in Burgundy, Le Clos de la Roche takes its name from its highly calcareous terroir. The soil consists of only 30 centimeters of soil, few pebbles, and large boulders.

With 17 hectares (16.89 to be exact) and an annual production of around 84,000 bottles, it is the largest clos in Morey-Saint-Denis.

Despite its size, it is considered one of the best climates in Morey-Saint-Denis and produces fleshy, structured wines with cherry and truffle characters.