Domain Prieure Roch Chambertin Clos de Beze 2017
The 2017 Domaine Prieuré Roch Chambertin Clos de Bèze is a red Burgundy wine originating from the Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze parcel in Gevrey-Chambertin, classified as a Grand Cru. It is made exclusively from Pinot Noir. The estate's parcel covers 1.0136 hectares in the heart of Clos de Bèze, with vines approximately 85 years of age. The estate describes this cuvée as complex and generous, combining freshness and concentration with velvety and smooth tannins.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Gevrey Chambertin
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Prieuré Roch
- Parcelle / Cru
- Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze
- Millésime
- 2017
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Prieuré Roch
Founded in 1988 by Henry-Frédéric Roch, Domaine Prieuré Roch is based in Premeaux-Prissey, in the Côte-d’Or. Its vineyard, covering approximately 20 hectares, is spread across the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune, notably in Nuits-Saint-Georges, Gevrey-Chambertin, Vosne-Romanée, Vougeot, Ladoix and Savigny-lès-Beaune. The estate, managed by Yannick Champ, cultivates, amongst others, the monopoles of Clos des Corvées, Clos des Varoilles and Clos Goillotte.
- Owner
- Financière Henry R. et Chrystelle Roch
- Maître de chais
- Antonio Quari
- Surface (ha)
- 20.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 50 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Henry-Frédéric Roch founded Domaine Prieuré Roch in 1988. He gradually developed the vineyard using cultivation and winemaking methods that avoid synthetic products. Shortly after the estate was founded, he acquired the Clos Goillotte, a 0.55-hectare plot situated in Vosne-Romanée. The estate now comprises around 20 hectares of vineyards spread across Gevrey-Chambertin, Vosne-Romanée, Vougeot, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Ladoix and Savigny-lès-Beaune. Yannick Champ met Henry-Frédéric Roch in 2002, before joining the estate as cellar master in 2005. He became estate manager in 2008 and co-manager in 2010. Following the death of Henry-Frédéric Roch in November 2018, Yannick Champ took over the management of the estate. Antonio Quari is designated by the estate as head winemaker, responsible for overseeing winemaking and ageing. The business is currently owned by Financière Henry R. and Chrystelle Roch, whilst Yannick Champ also serves as managing director.
Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze
Chambertin-Clos de Bèze is a physically delimited Grand Cru appellation whose parcel area corresponds exclusively to the "Clos de Bèze" lieu-dit in Gevrey-Chambertin. The terroir occupies an east-facing hillside, with piedmont plots at the heart of a small amphitheater. The shallow, well-draining, carbonated clay-limestone soils combine scree, clays, and red silts. They primarily overlie a Bajocian substratum of crinoidal limestone and marly levels.
- Vineyard commune
- Gevrey-Chambertin
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name "Clos de Bèze" recalls the former wine estate of the Abbaye de Bèze, which owned the site as early as the 7th century; the term "clos" has survived despite the disappearance of its walls.
- Exposure
- Levant, generally east-facing
- Slope
- Piedmont, at the heart of a small amphitheater
- Soil
- Shallow, carbonated, and well-draining clay-limestone soils, with scree, clays, and red silts.
- Subsoil and geology
- Plateau of hard Bajocian crinoidal limestone, with marly levels; Bathonian towards the upper part.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 1.014000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 1994
- Vineyard holding status
- Tenant farming/lease from Domaine Marion
- Indicative vine age
- Approximately 85 years according to the estate's current official technical sheet.
Histoire de la parcelle
Clos de Bèze has been known since the 7th century, and the BIVB dates its entry into history to 640 as a monastic property of the Abbaye de Bèze. It was transferred to the Chapter of Langres in the early 13th century, then remained in the hands of the canons until the French Revolution, when it was divided among multiple owners. The Chambertin-Clos de Bèze appellation d'origine contrôlée was recognized by the decree of July 31, 1937; its delimited parcel area corresponds exclusively to the lieu-dit Clos de Bèze.
