Olivier Bernstein’s 2019 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru is a Pinot Noir from the Clos de la Roche vineyard in Morey-Saint-Denis, one of the Côte de Nuits’ benchmark Grand Crus. The domaine points to the site’s stony limestone soils—“limestone with large blocks of stone” and “very little topsoil”—with an easterly exposure around 250 meters elevation, and vines averaging 50 years of age. In 2019, Burgundy’s growing season brought spring frost and disrupted flowering in many areas, a context that often translated into lower yields and concentration.

The best professional reviews place this wine among the top of the vintage. Jeb Dunnuck delivers an excellent 97-point rating, calling it “flat-out brilliant” and describing a “powerful, ripe, yet also an ethereal style.” His note highlights “pure red and black (and some blue) fruits, incense, orange blossom,” followed by “medium to full-bodied richness,” a “layered, velvety mouthfeel,” and “a great, great finish.” Dunnuck suggests patience, advising to “enjoy bottles over the coming 20 years.”

Decanter is similarly emphatic at 95 points, calling it “a spectacular wine” and adding key production details: it comes from “50-year-old vines,” with “more than 60% of the grapes…fermented as whole clusters,” “a short maceration,” and “no punching down.” Decanter notes “damson plum and mulberry,” a “silky” texture, and “very firm” tannins, with “a lovely earthy complexity” that “should age well.”

Jasper Morris (Inside Burgundy) is a touch more reserved at 94 points (92–94), observing that the bouquet “does not come bubbling out of the glass,” but finds “a good weight of fruit,” “slightly crushed dark raspberry,” “balanced acidity,” and “the right proportion of tannins.” Taken together, the reviews suggest a Clos de la Roche built on ripe fruit and structure, with whole-cluster perfume and earth-driven complexity developing with time.