When Henry-Frédéric Roch established Domaine Prieuré Roch in 1988, he brought with him the exacting standards of DRC and a philosophy he describes not as "making" wine but as managing a natural process—listening to and stewarding the vines through the seasons. The result is a collection of wines so vibrant and refined that they've become emblematic of what's possible when tradition and minimal intervention are practiced with vision and humility.

Here, Gamay from vines below Vosne-Romanée receives the same treatment as Grand Cru Pinot Noir: biodynamic farming, 100% whole-cluster fermentation, and minimal sulfur intervention. The result is Gamay with an astonishing level of purity and precision.

Many in Burgundy enjoyed an abundant harvest in 2018, but Domaine Prieuré-Roch was not among them. Plagued by hail, drought, and unseasonable heat, the harvest was uncertain. In the bottle, though, the wines show freshness and vitality belying their early struggle. Notes of morello cherry, raspberry leaf, and tea rose mingle with notes of white pepper and freshly ground clove. The concentrated ripeness of the fruit is balanced by bright acidity and fine-grained tannin. Enjoy now or over the next five years.