96+ The 2020 Clos de la Roche from Laurent Lignier was also raised in thirty percent new oak this year and included thirty percent whole clusters. It is another simply stellar wine in the making. The nose offers up a...
96+ The 2020 Clos de la Roche from Laurent Lignier was also raised in thirty percent new oak this year and included thirty percent whole clusters. It is another simply stellar wine in the making. The nose offers up a complex constellation of black plums, black cherries, roasted venison, a beautiful base of soil tones, a touch of balsam bough, bonfire, espresso and spicy new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and refined in personality, with a rock solid core of fruit, ripe, buried tannins, fine focus and grip and a long, soil-driven and well-balanced finish. Great juice.