Dujac

Domaine Dujac in Burgundy was acquired by Jacques Seysses in 1967. The domaine in Morey-St-Denis had 4 hectares of vineyards and he has subsequently built it up to 11.5 hectares. Domaine Dujac now includes holdings in Clos de la Roche, Clos St-Denis, Bonnes-Mares, Echézeaux and Charmes-Chambertin . "Use knowledge and technology to counter accidents - for example, bad weather - but, if all is going well, don't interfere," says Seysses and this principle guides much of what happens in the vineyards and the cellars. Dujac wines are neither filtered nor fined and all of his premiers and grands crus are aged in 100% new oak. These are wines of the very highest order.

Dujac wines are not necessarily the deepest in colour but are noted for their exceptional fragrance, structure and longevity. With seven grands crus in the stable, Dujac is today one of Burgundy’s leading domaines. JASPER MORRIS MW

Now in the hands of Jacques son Jeremy, for all intents and purposes, who seems to have gained his fathers ability to unneringly craft some of the greatest wines in Burgundy in any given year. The ethos here is simple, use technology to ensure things go well when needed but do not impose aneccesary artifice on the wines. By that I mean if there is a problem the very technically savvy Seysses family will intervene to ensure the best wines are made but when the fruit is sound and the wines are progressing properly they prefer to remain more ‘hands off’.

Bunches are a big part of the style chez Dujac but they amount used changes year to year according to the season and the ripeness of the stems. The wines can often look a little pale and pretty in their youth and perhaps, if you didn’t know them well, you may look at them and wonder if they will age well, they do, oh so very well. Dujac is the epitome of style and suave Burgundy. ROSCOE