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Wine Description
The Story
Jules Lavalle listed it as a “Première Cuvée” in his 1855 classification. It was considered at that time that “the wine of Clos de la Roche is equal to that of Clos de Tart”. Given the rank of Grand Cru by the decree issued on 8th December 1936, Clos de la Roche is made up of several climats: Les Fremières, Les Froichots, Les Mochamps, Les Chabiots and the lower part of Les Monts-Luisants. In 1971, Genavrières and Chaffots were added after a d...
Vintage 2013
HARVEST REPORT 2013 RED BURGUNDY
As far as weather was concerned, 2013 was not your typical year. It was at times cool, then hot with severe storms, followed by heavy rains hailstorms and then dry times with some occasional warm periods. It is a vintage that growers are calling the ultimate terroir vintage. Whenever you have a vintage that is not over ripe or alcoholic, or under ripe and very acid, the terroir can show through. This is not ...