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Domaine Dujac, Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2015
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2015 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has a tightly wound, undergrowth-tinged bouquet, one that is less outgoing than others that I have tasted, with damp moss scents and sea cave emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, quite understated for a Charmes-Chambertin, but cohesive with a pinch of pepper enlivening the finish. I might have liked a little more persistence, otherwise this is a very satisfying Charmes-Chambertin, dare I say potentially outflanked by the Gevrey Combottes this year?
Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2015 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru offers up a beautifully immediate bouquet of sweet red and black fruit and fruit preserve, licorice and flowers, with little hint of the tertiary complexity to come with bottle age. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, supple and expansive, with a lavish attack, good concentration and depth, sappy acids and velvety tannins that caress the palate. A seductive Charmes.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Good dark. Black raspberry and a suggestion of musky torrefaction on the very ripe nose. Offers more energy in the mouth than the nose suggests, but this is still a very ripe, chocolatey, savory wine and not especially expressive today; I don't find the floral quality shown by the young 2016. Finishes concentrated, backward and long, with brooding notes of licorice and earth. This wine appears to be dominated by its Mazoyères side and will require patience.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2015 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru offers up a beautifully immediate bouquet of sweet red and black fruit and fruit preserve, licorice and flowers, with little hint of the tertiary complexity to come with bottle age. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, supple and expansive, with a lavish attack, good concentration and depth, sappy acids and velvety tannins that caress the palate. A seductive Charmes.
About the Producer
Domaine Dujac is managed by the Seysses family. It was founded in 1967 by Jacque Seyesses. At the beginning, Château Dujac had only 4.5 hectares of vineyards in Morey-Saint-Denis. The vineyards were expanded with the purchase of Echezeaux, Bonnes MaresChambertin, Romanee St Vivant and Vosene-Romanee. The estate also owns 1.95 hectares of vineyards in the Clos de la Roche, where the vines are on average 45 to 50 years old. The estate also has 1.45 hectares of vineyards in Clos Saint-Denis, with vines of an average age of 45 to 50 years. In 2005, Château Dujac, together with Chateau de Puligny-Montrachet, acquired Domaine Charles Thomas, acquiring Charles Thomas' shares in the vineyards of Chambertin, Vosne- Romanee and other vineyards. However, the estate sold some of its vineyards after the purchase in order to finance the purchase. However, this acquisition allowed the estate to expand to around 15.5 hectares. Under Jacques' leadership, Château Dujac has developed very well. The grapes were pressed whole and the must was fermented in new oak barrels, and in 1999, when Jacques handed over the running of the estate to his son, the way the estate was made changed dramatically: the grapes were sometimes destemmed and the barrels used for fermentation were probably only 25% new oak. However, the estate's Grand Cru wines are still matured in new oak barrels, while the Grand Cru wines are matured in 60% to 80% new oak barrels. Bottling usually takes place in February or March of the following year. The estate produces around 4,650 bottles/hectare of wine.
