Reviews & Scores
As good as this wine is from 750 ml, it's even better from magnum as it's fresher and still notably young. As with the 750 ml, the nose is beautifully expressive with game, underbrush and earth aromas framing big, rich, round and relatively elegant flavors in the context of the vintage that display notes of leather, spice and remarkable complexity all wrapped in a textured and gorgeous velvety and still tight finish. A very impressive wine that is clearly still on the way up. Multiple and consistent notes from 750 ml but only this one experience from magnum. - BH
BH95
The colour is a little more advanced than the Cuvée Spéciale, but correct for its age. There is a wealth of more typical grand pinot aromatics, a broader based wine than the 1993, with good acidity once again, slightly leathery tannins, but such a wealth of fruit, perhaps a little darker in fruit profile than any of the preceding wines. The length builds very nicely. Still brooding! - JM
JM95
The 1990 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvée Vieilles Vignes is a very fine example of the vintage, wafting from the glass with aromas of plums and red fruit compote mingled with notions of orange rind, licorice, rose petals, meat jus and spices. Full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with a sweet core of fruit and a broad-shouldered, expansive profile, it's a ripe, powerful rendition of this bottling. - WA
WA94