The medium-to-dark ruby-colored Clos De La Roche displays a deep nose of dark berries and meat and an explosive personality filled with cherries and blueberries. Surprisingly feminine for this vineyard, this chewy, medium-bodied, silky-textured wine will be at its best between 2000-2007. This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy between January 7 and January 29. The wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. Pinot Noir, a fragile varietal, reacts poorly to fining, filtration, and careless bottling techniques, I recommend caution when considering buying a red burgundy based on cask samples. I called it as I tasted it, and hope the bottled wine reflects the quality of the samples I was provided. Importer: Frederick Wildman, New York, NY; tel. (212) 355-0700