The 1978 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru from Domaine Pierre Amiot is a very pretty wine at its apex, bursting from the glass with a complex and expressive bouquet of dried red cherry, sous bois, fresh mushroom and potpourri. On the palate, the wine is supple and mid-weight, with fully melted tannins and a beautiful mélange of sweet fruit and savory complexity. Despite its seemingly full maturity, this held up wonderfully in the glass over the course of a long lunch.