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Domaine Dujac, Echezeaux Grand Cru 2019
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2019 Echézeaux Grand Cru shows a little more stem addition influence than the Les Beaux Monts, scents of truffle, damp autumnal leaves and dark berry fruit. There is fine delineation here although I find the Premier Crus show a little more grace. The palate is medium-bodied with more cohesion than the nose, modest weight, fresh and lightly peppered with a dab of white pepper and bay leaf towards the finish. Quintessentially Dujac in style, it should age well over the next 20 years.
Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2019 Echezeaux Grand Cru showed especially well from barrel, and it has realized all that potential in bottle. Wafting from the glass with aromas of red berries, cherries and plums mingled with exotic spices, peonies, blood orange and raw cocoa, it's full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with a broad attack and a deep, multidimensional core. Long and perfumed, it's as fine a young Echézeaux as I can remember tasting chez Dujac.
Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2019 Echezeaux Grand Cru was showing especially well when I visited, bursting with aromas of cherries, rose petals, sweet spices, musk, blood orange and burning embers. Full-bodied, fleshy and sumptuous, with lively acids, lovely purity of fruit and powdery tannins, it's long and expansive.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2019 Echézeaux Grand Cru shows a little more stem addition influence than the Les Beaux Monts, scents of truffle, damp autumnal leaves and dark berry fruit. There is fine delineation here although I find the Premier Crus show a little more grace. The palate is medium-bodied with more cohesion than the nose, modest weight, fresh and lightly peppered with a dab of white pepper and bay leaf towards the finish. Quintessentially Dujac in style, it should age well over the next 20 years.
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.
