Another superb, multidimensional wine, the 2013 Clos de La Roche boasts remarkable complexity, starting with exquisite aromatics, finely-sculpted fruit and firm yet polished tannins. Layers of flavor flesh out in all directions in a resonant, expansive Burgundy endowed with pure pedigree. There is a lot going on in the glass, although it is the wine's totally sublime sense of harmony that is most captivating at this early stage. I can't wait to taste the 2013 from bottle.

A relatively elegant and quite floral nose displays plenty of earth and game nuances on the softly spicy aromas of mostly red currant and pomegranate. There is excellent volume and ample power to the muscular flavors that possess both good concentration and delineation before concluding in a wonderfully intense, saline and well-balanced finish that delivers outstanding length. This is a bigger and firmer wine than the Ech and will need at least a decade to be approachable and 15 to 18 years to reach its full apogee.
– Burghound.com, Issue 61. Tasted: Jan 2016

The 2013 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru does not quite have the same fruit expression on the nose as the barrel sample of Clos-Saint-Denis '13 tasted alongside. It feels a little more contained at the moment, but it opens with aeration with attractive earthy tones. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp acidity and more salinity toward the finish. There is a fine marine influence here, long and tender, a sophisticated Clos-de-la-Roche considering the growing season, yet maybe without the breadth and ambition of the top wines of the vintage.

Bright, dark red. Ripe, complex aromas of black cherry, dark raspberry, smoke and minerals. Broad and soil-driven, with impressive medicinal reserve to the flavors of black fruits, camphor, spices and crushed stone. Dense, vibrant, saline and deep, finishing dry and backward but with excellent sappy energy. This youthfully tight wine will need at least a decade of cellaring.