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.

Le Clos Goillotte, at one time the personal vineyard of the Prince of Conti, is a monopole of 55 ares (~1.3 acres) about 50 meters from La Tâche. Purchased from Domaine de la Romanée Conti in 1988, this was a favorite plot of founder Henry Frederic Roche who described it as “baroque, exacerbated, full of turns.”

2022 posed myriad challenges in the vineyard, from drought to labor shortages, but the quality of the resulting grapes (and wine) was exceptional. In fact, 2022 has been compared to 2002, famously one of the domaine’s best. Élevage was 18 months in 100% new oak. On the nose, a bouquet of dewy peony, fresh strawberry leaves, black cherry confit, and an autumnal walk through the woods. On the palate, these are joined by more savory notes of earth and wet river stones, all wrapped in silky tannin.

Less than 2000 bottles are produced each vintage. “We get such a small harvest, so it is reserved for our loyal friends,” said Roch.