Revealing baked, reductive fruit aromas, the medium-to-dark ruby-colored Clos De La Roche possesses delicious sweet berry, milk chocolate, spice, mineral and earth flavors in its chewy, medium-bodied mouth. It should drink well between 1998-2004. My question mark relates to the high level of dry tannins I detected in this wine. 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: Louis/Dressner Selections, New York, NY; tel. (212) 319-8768

Revealing baked, reductive fruit aromas, the medium-to-dark ruby-colored Clos De La Roche possesses delicious sweet berry, milk chocolate, spice, mineral and earth flavors in its chewy, medium-bodied mouth. It should drink well between 1998-2004. My question mark relates to the high level of dry tannins I detected in this wine.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: Louis/Dressner Selections, New York, NY; tel. (212) 319-8768