Château La Roche Beaulieu

Domaine Ponsot

Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2022

Somm David T
9.2

This is like wine candy and not in the way I normally refer to wine candy. In this case, fruity but a bit too sweet. This tastes like a higher brix pick than I prefer w/ my red burgundy. The sweetness does fade some after it long sets.

Black cherries, strawberries, raspberries with some blue fruit. Eucalyptus, a pungent herbaceous quality, dry top soil, dry limestone powder, fresh & used tobacco, dry leather, dry twig, pronounced barrel shavings, soft baking spices- strong clove, understated cinnamon, nutmeg & vanillin, some grilled meats, pepper, mid berry cola, dry river stone, nice red, dark, blue florals with violets, excellent acidity and a well knitted structure-tension, needs more time to be well balanced but elegant & polished long finish that lasts minutes and long sets on dry earth minerals & spice.

Maybe, better with a good long cellaring?
— 6 months ago

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Jay Kline

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Well…a couple of things: 1) 2022 was a solar year and all about the fruit and 2) holy smokes that’s young for Clos de la Roche!
Somm David T

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I have vintages of this that are 8 and 10 yrs in bottle that I haven’t considered opening. It was strangely much sweeter than I prefer. Not by a little bit, but a lot.

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Beaulieu Vineyard

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

This wine has so much potential! 2021 is a great vintage for this region! This wine presents with plenty of smoke! Anything else is muted! I would love to taste this in another 5 years.⁰ — 2 months ago

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