2021 Clos de la Roche
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The 2021 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru has a generous nose with a mixture of red and black fruit, iodine and iris flower scents, a little musky in style. Returning after 10 minutes, it evolves a kind of New World Pinot allure which is maybe not what I ordered when it says Clos de la Roche on the label. At the same time, it does offer sensorial pleasure. The palate is well balanced with a sour cherry and crushed strawberry note, linear in style like its peers, fresh with fine precision and stoniness on the finish. Overall, this is a very fine 2021 that should repay cellaring. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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Neal Martin
Neal Martin
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The 2021 Clos-de-la-Roche Grand Cru has a slightly reticent nose at first, unfurling with white-tipped strawberry, cranberry jus and crushed stone aromas that become more vocal with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with svelte tannins, fine acidity, fresh but unapologetically strict on the finish. This will need several years in bottle, but is very promising.
Another charming, sensual wine from Arlaud, the 2021 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru delivers aromas of orange rind, rose petals, sweet spices and plums. Medium to full-bodied, supple and fleshy, with melting tannins, bright acids and a saline finish, it's a pure, elegant rendition of this site.