Domaine Rousseau Clos de la Roche 1977 Bouteille (75cl) -5.5cm
The 1977 Domaine Rousseau Clos de la Roche is a red Burgundy wine produced by Domaine Rousseau from the Clos-de-la-Roche grand cru in Morey-Saint-Denis. It is made exclusively from Pinot Noir. The estate farms 1.48 hectares facing east here, divided between two parcels acquired in 1920-1921 and 1975. The vines rest on very shallow Middle Jurassic limestone and clay-limestone soils marked by large boulders. The cuvée is described by the estate as mineral, powerful, long and firm.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- -5.5cm
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Morey Saint Denis
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Rousseau
- Parcelle / Cru
- Clos-de-la-Roche
- Millésime
- 1977
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Rousseau
Domaine Armand Rousseau is a family-run estate based in Gevrey-Chambertin, in the Côte de Nuits. Éric Rousseau runs it with his daughter Cyrielle, the fourth generation of the family. The vineyard covers 15.33 hectares in Gevrey-Chambertin and Morey-Saint-Denis, spread across village, premier cru and grand cru appellations.
- Owner
- Éric Rousseau et Cyrielle Rousseau
- Maître de chais
- Éric Rousseau
- Surface (ha)
- 15.33 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 63 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Armand Rousseau acquired his first vineyard plots in Gevrey-Chambertin in 1902, upon coming of age. Born into a family with links to viticulture, cooperage and wine trading, he gradually built up the estate in the early 20th century. Following his marriage in 1909, he expanded his wine-growing holdings. In particular, the estate acquired vineyards in Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin and Clos de la Roche. Armand Rousseau also developed the estate’s own bottling operations during the interwar period. In 1954, the Clos Saint-Jacques Premier Cru was acquired in the name of his son Charles. Following Armand Rousseau’s accidental death in 1959, Charles took over the estate, which at that time comprised six hectares, and continued to develop it. Éric Rousseau joined his father in 1982 after studying oenology, and subsequently took over the running of the estate. Today, he manages it alongside his daughter Cyrielle, who represents the fourth generation of the family.
Clos-de-la-Roche
Clos de la Roche is both a Grand Cru appellation and a physically delimited winegrowing terroir located solely within the commune of Morey-Saint-Denis. Its area includes the lieu-dit Clos de la Roche, which is now devoid of walls despite its name, as well as all or part of six neighboring lieux-dits: Les Chabiots, Les Fremières, Les Froichots, Les Genavrières, Les Mochamps, and Monts Luisants. The parcels occupy the lower half of the Côte, between 270 and 300 meters in altitude, on shallow and well-draining soils. The east-facing exposure, sometimes slightly east-south-east, is officially described for all neighboring Grands Crus of Morey-Saint-Denis rather than for this single area alone.
- Vineyard commune
- Morey-Saint-Denis
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name "Roche" is attributed to the large blocks of stone present in the terroir.
- Altitude
- 270–300 m
- Slope
- Gentle in the lower part of the relief
- Soil
- Slightly developed soils, generally carbonatated, shallow, clayey, and well-draining, with scree, clays, and red silts.
- Subsoil and geology
- Bajocian entroquitic limestones in the lower part, intermediate marly level, and hard yet frost-susceptible Bathonian limestone towards the top.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 1.480000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- owner of two acquired parcels
Histoire de la parcelle
In 1860, the Viticultural Committee of the arrondissement of Beaune classified the lieu-dit Clos de la Roche and all or part of the neighboring lieux-dits as first class. The Clos de la Roche appellation d'origine contrôlée was recognized by the decree of December 8, 1936, with its area incorporating the main lieu-dit and neighboring parcels in accordance with historical usages. The terroir has long been divided among numerous owners, a land-ownership feature characteristic of this part of Morey-Saint-Denis.
