The appellation was recognised on 8 December 1936 and extended in 1944. It covers 16 hectares and 90 ares, of which 16.63 were in production in 2023, spread over eight lieux-dits: the Clos de la Roche proper, 4.6 hectares, Monts Luisants, Les Mochamps, Les Fremières, Les Chabiots, Les Genavrières, Les Froichots and a corner of Les Chaffots. The vines face east at about 250 metres, on some 30 centimetres of limestone soil with little gravel and big blocks of rock. Twenty-nine estates declared a harvest in 2023, for 710 hectolitres.

The wine is dark ruby, with small red and black fruits and truffle, deep, firm and structured on the palate. Among the estates with a page here, Domaine Ponsot makes its Clos de la Roche Cuvée Vieilles Vignes from old vines, two thirds in the original Clos de la Roche climat and one third in the Monts Luisants part of the grand cru.

The wines above are the Clos de la Roche wines in the cellar. See also Morey-Saint-Denis, Clos de Tart, the other grands crus of Burgundy or the full range of Burgundy wines.