The 2019 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru has a tightly wound bouquet with beautifully defined red fruit laced with Earl Grey, autumn leaves and a touch of white pepper. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, demonstrating a little more girth and depth than the Clos Saint-Denis. It gently builds to a spicy and tensile finish, lingering peppery notes ensuring that you will not forget it in a hurry. Every vine that contributed fruit to this wine deserves a big shiny medal. 97-99 points

Rich seductive purple, with a gorgeously ripely perfumed nose, almost takes it a step closer to Clos St Denis than it would normally be. This has depth in the middle but is softer than usual, albeit with good grip too. Soft oaky finish. If this Clos de la Roche tightens up it will merit a higher score, but if the softer aspect prevails then the current rating is likely to be accurate. 92-96 points

This is one of the few wines in the range to display any appreciable reduction but even so, it seems apparent that the underlying fruit is ripe. More interesting today are the exceptionally fresh large-scaled flavors that possess a suave mid-palate texture while displaying outstanding depth on the sneaky long and very firm finale. This has the potential to be superb though one will have to be prepared to wait for enjoy it at its peak. 93-95 points

The 2019 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru was another of the portfolio`s high points when I visited Domaine Dujac. Mingling aromas of cassis, raspberries and blood orange with hints of smoke, rose petals and pencil shavings, it`s full-bodied, elegantly muscular and multidimensional, with terrific concentration, rich and powdery structuring tannins and lively acids. Long and resonant, this will merit and reward patience. 96-98 points