Domaine Prieure Roch Nuits Saint-Georges Clos des Argillières 2019
The 2019 Domaine Prieuré Roch Nuits-Saint-Georges Clos des Argillières is a red Burgundy wine, classified as a 1er Cru, originating from the Clos des Argillières parcel in Nuits-Saint-Georges. It is made from 100% Pinot Noir. James Suckling awards it 95/100 and describes a complex wine with earthy and stony accents, a hint of bitter chocolate, a tight structure, and a lingering mineral finish. Drink now or cellar.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Nuits Saint-Georges
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Prieuré Roch
- Parcelle / Cru
- Clos des Argillières
- Millésime
- 2019
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.
Clos des Argillières
Le Clos des Argillières is an officially recognized Premier Cru climat of the AOC Nuits-Saint-Georges, located in Premeaux-Prissey, in the southern part of the appellation. It forms part of the broader cadastral climat "Les Argillières" and notably borders Clos des Corvées. The hillside features a steep slope with clay-limestone soils rich in clay and strewn with oolites; in its upper part, the bedrock is close to the surface. Eastern or south-eastern exposure is documented for this southern sector of the appellation and for Les Argillières, but not in isolation for the exact boundaries of the Clos.
- Vineyard commune
- Premeaux-Prissey
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name "Argillières" refers to the particularly clay-heavy nature of the site's soils.
- Slope
- steep, outcropping bedrock in the upper parts
- Soil
- Clay-limestone soils rich in clay, light-colored and stony, with oolites.
- Subsoil and geology
- Oolitic limestone resting on the pink limestone of Premeaux.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.690000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 2009
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner
- Indicative vine age
- Vines are approximately 65 years old according to the estate's official sheet.
Histoire de la parcelle
The AOC specifications officially recognize "Clos des Argillières" as a climat name that may accompany the Premier Cru designation. An earlier regulatory version specifies that this name corresponds to a part of the cadastral lieu-dit "Les Argillières". No ancient history specific to the Clos, distinct from that of the appellation and Premeaux-Prissey, was found in the consulted sources.
