The 1994 Clos de la Roche from Hubert Lignier seemed a little muffled on the nose, an initial "funk" soon clearing away and opening nicely with brown spices and sage, though the fruit is deep down in the mix. The palate is medium-bodied and not as complex as recent stellar offerings. Muscular in style with "big-boned" tannin and dusky red berry fruit intermingling with sage and cooked meats that segue into a rather austere, loose-knit finish and saline aftertaste. It seems a bit rough round the edges, so I would drink bottles up in the next five or six years.