Château La Roche Dorée

Morlet Family Vineyards

La Proportion Dorée Sonoma County Sémillon Blend 2018

Shay A
9.4

Last bottles from a 6-pack. I had two bottles that were sadly riddled with EA, but the other four were sound.

This was one of the wines I served for my annual WWC hosting. All wines served blind.

65 semillon/ 34 Sauvignon Blanc/ 1 Muscadelle

Always love these, more so than most domestic Bordeaux Blanc style white wines, mostly because of the texture. Straw color in the glass. Quite the tropical aromatics (white peach, mango) but it’s not overpowering. The barrel ferment is apparent with the rounded profile on the palate…the vein of acidity that was there a few years ago is fading, so this showed even more opulent than normal. Honeyed lemon, guava, orange blossom but a backbone of sea salt and herbs snap the structure in place to show nice balance and a nod to Bordeaux. I’d recommend popping now and over the next couple years to enjoy the freshness.
— 6 days ago

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Top 5 fave CA white wines.

Thibault Liger-Belair

La Roche Moulin-à-Vent Gamay 2020

Bought this 2020 cru at $50. While in Cleveland. Was assured it was worth every penny it and it is outstanding. Crushed dark fruits including fig with spices. Juniper, pine, camphor oil, leather and bitter orange peel. Truly one of the biggest and most complex Moulin a Vents I’ve ever had. A wintry wine for roasted foods. Has easily another 5 years ahead of it. — 3 months ago

Domaine Philippe Tessier

La Porte Dorée Cour-Cheverny Romorantin 2022

first romorantin! very mineral, lots of salt, highly acidic at the front. smells spiced and like quince and a little pear. would be good w something buttery — 8 months ago

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Domaine Dujac

Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1988

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Pierre Brisset

Sous Roche Dumay Saint Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay 2023

Lyle Fass
9.7

Outrageously delicious. — 4 months ago

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Maison Roche de Bellene

Vieilles Vignes Gevrey-Chambertin Pinot Noir 2021

Rich dark red fruit and tannic structure - a nice drink now but the wine will approve with age. — 7 months ago

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Domaine Leroy

Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1998

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Louis Latour

La Grande Roche Montagny 1er Cru Chardonnay

Well balanced wine, deep and rich taste — a month ago

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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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!
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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.