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Clos de la Roche 2013

Clos de la Roche / Dujac, Domaine

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Tasting Notes

Bright, dark red. Sexy aromas of raspberry, dried rose, meat and musky, truffley underbrush come across as a bit exotic for this bottling. Plush and sweet, with strong mocha and coffee complicating the raspberry and underbrush flavors. No shortage of underlying muscle here. Finishes with substantial ripe, dusty tannins.

Score: 94

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com Maturity: 2024-2038 01 March 2016

A relatively elegant and quite floral nose displays plenty of earth and game nuances on the softly spicy aromas of mostly red currant and pomegranate. There is excellent volume and ample power to the muscular flavors that possess both good concentration and delineation before concluding in a wonderfully intense, saline and well-balanced finish that delivers outstanding length. This is a bigger and firmer wine than the Ech and will need at least a decade to be approachable and 15 to 18 years to reach its full apogee.

Score: 94

Allen Meadows, Burghound Maturity: 2028+ 15 January 2016

Another superb, multidimensional wine, the 2013 Clos de La Roche boasts remarkable complexity, starting with exquisite aromatics, finely-sculpted fruit and firm yet polished tannins. Layers of flavor flesh out in all directions in a resonant, expansive Burgundy endowed with pure pedigree. There is a lot going on in the glass, although it is the wine's totally sublime sense of harmony that is most captivating at this early stage. I can't wait to taste the 2013 from bottle.

Score: 94 - 97

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2023-2043 01 April 2015

The 2013 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru does not quite have the same fruit expression on the nose as the barrel sample of Clos-Saint-Denis '13 tasted alongside. It feels a little more contained at the moment, but it opens with aeration with attractive earthy tones. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp acidity and more salinity toward the finish. There is a fine marine influence here, long and tender, a sophisticated Clos-de-la-Roche considering the growing season, yet maybe without the breadth and ambition of the top wines of the vintage.

Score: 93 - 95

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2018-2040 01 December 2014