Remarkable spice-perfumed nose leaps from the glass at first pour. (This from a a guy who is all about the palate usually, not the nose).
Initially reticent, tasting of underbrush, briar, soil and stems. Bit of coconut(?). With airtime and warming, dark fruit peeks out, balancing and welcoming another sip, and another after that.
Give it time to warm up and wake up and be rewarded. Great stuff-it makes me want to try this from a riper vintage.
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This was outstanding tonight. Nose was absolutely fire, and admittedly a bit better than the palate. Full of blood orange, strawberries, earth and myriad of spices, it’s such a pleasure to just nose this. Palate was elegant, it didn’t carry the weight promised on the nose, but nevertheless very fine and nuanced. Finished the bottle in no time.
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Fantastic on pop and pour. The nose started out with menthol and medicinal herbs on the first pour which quickly transitioned to intense perfume of violets, Asian spices - 5-spice, hoisin, aniseed. On the palate, surprisingly generous amplitude of fruit given the vintage - black plum, baked cherry, fig, red licorice, of course beautifully balanced. This is drinking really well now, given the vintage I'm not sure I would hang on to this much longer.
Nice nose with red fruit notes, cherries, a hint of black tea, violets, and spices. Good acidity with nice intensity, tart fruit flavors, wild berries, and underwood on the palate. Nice finish. A lovely wine that could benefit from a bit more time to fully express itself and add complexity. 93+
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Bottle 3/3. Decanted for 1 hour. This was less reduced/more open than bottle #2 but didn’t reach the heights of bottle #1. Green stem and smokey nose. More stem on the palate with hints of candied fruits emerging. Tough vintage given the bottle variation in just 1 case.
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Decanted for longer. Similar notes to the last bottle, but this one took longer to open and when it did still had more reductive notes and was less open for business. Murky nose, green stem palate, some candied fruit just about emerging. Bottle variation? 93-94
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Poor man’s DRC? When pouring into the decanter immediate wave of stemmy smoky nose. We started drinking after about a half hour but the wine really took off at the 1 hour mark. Only my second Dujac but I can immediately see it’s about the nose - exotic kinky bouquet of stem, herb, violet, lavender, wood, orange peel, smoke and even dark chocolate. Palate at times had waves of dark red fruits with a hint of the candied confection some other tasters have noted. After a while morphed into mint. Pretty amazing wine if still a bit young though you get the stemminess in spades. I have more bottles thankfully will be fun to see how it develops. 94 palate 96 nose 95 overall (wife rated it 96).
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Drank at Batard in Hong Kong. Excellent condition, P&P, though we had a bottle of Coche before it so it was allowed to breathe in the bottle and our glasses for a bit before we started.
Powerful Dujac stemmy nose, Vosne spice wafting through. Great red fruit, but balanced with enough acidity. Long finish that leaves you wanting more.
The 2013 is still quite a big wine on the palate but I think it has had just enough time to integrate nicely, and it was drinking very well.
Will probably improve with a few years, but don't hesitate to drink this now if you find yourself itching for a bottle. Given how prices are going, stock up whilst you can and before it hits the stratosphere.
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2013 Bourgogne (Zao Wou Ki Seminar): Sexy and stemmy nose. Very sparkly, almost popping-candy-like on the palate. This wine has great balance between acidity, minirarity and fruit. Enjoyable!
At first, a bit hard and stern. In short order, however, the wine unfurls in a magnificent way. A regal oaky, stemmy perfume wafts from the glass (this is Dujac, after all). Deep, cool blue and purple fruits abound on the palate, framed by a smooth, velvety wall of tannin. Some oak spice on the back end. The acidity occasionally pokes out to remind you this is a 13, but this is a delicious wine, and a resounding success. This could certainly use at least a few more years for everything to fully integrate, but it is delicious today.
Terroir-istes International - France, Burgundy, Vosne-Romanee (Overgaauw Wine Estate): (Tasted Blind): Mid garnet colour showing a touch of maturity. Exuberent heady nose offering soft red cherry, black plum, blackcurrant, and a twist of pepper. It is very inviting, drawing you in. It is a gorgeous entry with a silky, succulent texture that envelopes you. Layers of dark fruit are punctuated by red fruits, providing fabulous depth balanced by a vibrant acidity and delicate porcelain tannins. There is a succulent fruit compote, amazing fruit depth and wonderful purity. An exquisite, classy, multifaceted wine. Fabulously long and persistent closing with blackcurrant, chalky notes. Some density there too.
Dujac nailed this beaux mont in a weak vintage. Nose was quite reductive and muted with gentle oak, minerals, violets and candied fruits. Palate was expressive and sexy with spice plus blue and purple fruit. Very delicate and balanced with density. A very good 2013 that is drinking well. Like 07, Dujac outperformed in the difficult 13 vintage. 92-93
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really really nice, blue fruited, great / luxuriant mouthfeel, slick in the mouth... and the key was the beautiful Xmas spices that made this go down easy... really nicely made and very open / invited for such a young bottle... was it the vintage that made it that way?
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Medium ruby. Rich nose of linden, acacia, loads of pepper, herbaceous, fresh strawberry, rasberry, fresh guava, wet stone like minerality, black earth. On palate it has quite good concentration, a lot of substances in here. Precise and long, light weight. Well integrated non-new oak flavours subtly. Surprisingly approachable now without noticeable tannins, long life ahead.
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A little tight and reductive on the nose; good density and weight, full and broad. Great structure, lovely balance. Very attractive and impressive. Vibrant. 93-96
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4/6/2024 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 94 Points
Remarkable spice-perfumed nose leaps from the glass at first pour. (This from a a guy who is all about the palate usually, not the nose).
Initially reticent, tasting of underbrush, briar, soil and stems. Bit of coconut(?).
With airtime and warming, dark fruit peeks out, balancing and welcoming another sip, and another after that.
Give it time to warm up and wake up and be rewarded. Great stuff-it makes me want to try this from a riper vintage.
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2/4/2024 - Vas19 wrote: 94 Points
Gorgeous stemmy nose. Still some tannins on the palate but you can tell the elegance and balance is there. Very nice
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12/13/2023 - wineton.mee wrote: 94 Points
This was outstanding tonight. Nose was absolutely fire, and admittedly a bit better than the palate. Full of blood orange, strawberries, earth and myriad of spices, it’s such a pleasure to just nose this. Palate was elegant, it didn’t carry the weight promised on the nose, but nevertheless very fine and nuanced. Finished the bottle in no time.
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12/3/2023 - mattyboy_ Likes this wine: 94 Points
Fantastic on pop and pour. The nose started out with menthol and medicinal herbs on the first pour which quickly transitioned to intense perfume of violets, Asian spices - 5-spice, hoisin, aniseed. On the palate, surprisingly generous amplitude of fruit given the vintage - black plum, baked cherry, fig, red licorice, of course beautifully balanced. This is drinking really well now, given the vintage I'm not sure I would hang on to this much longer.
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8/27/2023 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nice nose with red fruit notes, cherries, a hint of black tea, violets, and spices. Good acidity with nice intensity, tart fruit flavors, wild berries, and underwood on the palate. Nice finish. A lovely wine that could benefit from a bit more time to fully express itself and add complexity. 93+
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1/17/2022 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bottle 3/3. Decanted for 1 hour. This was less reduced/more open than bottle #2 but didn’t reach the heights of bottle #1. Green stem and smokey nose. More stem on the palate with hints of candied fruits emerging. Tough vintage given the bottle variation in just 1 case.
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1/4/2022 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted for longer. Similar notes to the last bottle, but this one took longer to open and when it did still had more reductive notes and was less open for business. Murky nose, green stem palate, some candied fruit just about emerging. Bottle variation? 93-94
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12/22/2021 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 95 Points
Poor man’s DRC? When pouring into the decanter immediate wave of stemmy smoky nose. We started drinking after about a half hour but the wine really took off at the 1 hour mark. Only my second Dujac but I can immediately see it’s about the nose - exotic kinky bouquet of stem, herb, violet, lavender, wood, orange peel, smoke and even dark chocolate. Palate at times had waves of dark red fruits with a hint of the candied confection some other tasters have noted. After a while morphed into mint. Pretty amazing wine if still a bit young though you get the stemminess in spades. I have more bottles thankfully will be fun to see how it develops. 94 palate 96 nose 95 overall (wife rated it 96).
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11/19/2021 - oxwombat Likes this wine: 94 Points
Drank at Batard in Hong Kong. Excellent condition, P&P, though we had a bottle of Coche before it so it was allowed to breathe in the bottle and our glasses for a bit before we started.
Powerful Dujac stemmy nose, Vosne spice wafting through. Great red fruit, but balanced with enough acidity. Long finish that leaves you wanting more.
The 2013 is still quite a big wine on the palate but I think it has had just enough time to integrate nicely, and it was drinking very well.
Will probably improve with a few years, but don't hesitate to drink this now if you find yourself itching for a bottle. Given how prices are going, stock up whilst you can and before it hits the stratosphere.
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10/5/2021 - yuti1225 Likes this wine: 94 Points
2013 Bourgogne (Zao Wou Ki Seminar): Sexy and stemmy nose. Very sparkly, almost popping-candy-like on the palate. This wine has great balance between acidity, minirarity and fruit. Enjoyable!
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1/5/2021 - Jason Stein wrote: 93 Points
At first, a bit hard and stern. In short order, however, the wine unfurls in a magnificent way. A regal oaky, stemmy perfume wafts from the glass (this is Dujac, after all). Deep, cool blue and purple fruits abound on the palate, framed by a smooth, velvety wall of tannin. Some oak spice on the back end. The acidity occasionally pokes out to remind you this is a 13, but this is a delicious wine, and a resounding success. This could certainly use at least a few more years for everything to fully integrate, but it is delicious today.
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5/6/2019 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 95 Points
Terroir-istes International - France, Burgundy, Vosne-Romanee (Overgaauw Wine Estate): (Tasted Blind): Mid garnet colour showing a touch of maturity. Exuberent heady nose offering soft red cherry, black plum, blackcurrant, and a twist of pepper. It is very inviting, drawing you in. It is a gorgeous entry with a silky, succulent texture that envelopes you. Layers of dark fruit are punctuated by red fruits, providing fabulous depth balanced by a vibrant acidity and delicate porcelain tannins. There is a succulent fruit compote, amazing fruit depth and wonderful purity. An exquisite, classy, multifaceted wine. Fabulously long and persistent closing with blackcurrant, chalky notes. Some density there too.
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3/2/2019 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 93 Points
Dujac nailed this beaux mont in a weak vintage. Nose was quite reductive and muted with gentle oak, minerals, violets and candied fruits. Palate was expressive and sexy with spice plus blue and purple fruit. Very delicate and balanced with density. A very good 2013 that is drinking well. Like 07, Dujac outperformed in the difficult 13 vintage. 92-93
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7/11/2017 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 92 Points
really really nice, blue fruited, great / luxuriant mouthfeel, slick in the mouth... and the key was the beautiful Xmas spices that made this go down easy... really nicely made and very open / invited for such a young bottle... was it the vintage that made it that way?
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9/9/2016 - wineappellation Likes this wine: 94 Points
Medium ruby. Rich nose of linden, acacia, loads of pepper, herbaceous, fresh strawberry, rasberry, fresh guava, wet stone like minerality, black earth. On palate it has quite good concentration, a lot of substances in here. Precise and long, light weight. Well integrated non-new oak flavours subtly. Surprisingly approachable now without noticeable tannins, long life ahead.
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11/4/2014 - vespasian Likes this wine: 95 Points
A little tight and reductive on the nose; good density and weight, full and broad. Great structure, lovely balance. Very attractive and impressive. Vibrant. 93-96
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