In Bond Fine Wine. 2015 Pousse d'Or Clos de la Roche, Morey-Saint-Denis, Burgundy, France. Grand Cru • Red Burgundy in 6x150cl. Top critic score: 93–95/100 (BH). Drinking window: 2020+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Stephen Tanzer (ST) — 93–95/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 31/01/2017
(two of the four barrels were new; the production here was just 25 hectoliters per hectare, according to Landanger): Bright ruby. Sexy perfume of black raspberry, minerals, brown spices, licorice pastille and underbrush. Plush, sweet and smooth, offering superb concentration, energy and balance. Utterly seamless wine with terrific inner-mouth floral lift. The wine's strong fruit blows past the fi…
Neal Martin (NM) — 91–93/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 30/12/2016 · Drink 2020-2045
The 2015 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru was showing just a tiny reduction on the nose, but there is clearly plenty of black fruit tucked underneath, later touches of kirsch, violet and rose petals. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin and well-judged acidity. It tightens up towards the structured, more Clos Saint-Denis-inspired finish, yet the length and persistence in the mouth is impressive…
Allen Meadows (BH) — 93–95/100 · Burghound, 15/04/2017 · Drink 2033+
Reduction. Here there is a similar mouth feel to the Bonnes Mares with a bit more muscle in evidence on the overtly powerful yet velvety and imposingly-scaled flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the slightly firmer and just as impressively persistent finale. This youthfully austere and ultra-serious effort is one of those "buy and forget you own it" wines as it's going to be very long-lived.