Pronounced nose with notes of ripe strawberry, cherry, black fruits, spices, slight toast. Still youthful but already drinking well without the strong tannin. Medium+ acidity and tannin. Long finish and medium+ body.
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The Roots Fund Charity Wine Dinner (Atelier - Chicago IL): Alongside the 2014. Very concentrated red fruit that seems faintly roasted in its youth, but I expect that will soften with age. There is so much concentration here that I expect this will evolve into a great wine with cellar time, but doesn't seem fully composed right. I am optimistic here, see 92-94 point potential, 2028 forward.
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The Roots Fund - Chicago Fundraising Dinner (Atelier - Chicago, IL): 14 and 16 side-by-side in a Paulee style dinner - so it was hard to really assess the wines. The 16 was more closed on the nose but I found the palate more generous, though still primary. Both vintages will benefit from a decade+ in the cellar. Fun to check in on them at this stage.
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Restaurant purchase. Lovely stuff. Young. But shows well with air. Initially this was pepper and stemmy. With underlying red fruit. But with air the stems disappear and it is pure red fruit alongside mineral and just a hint of spice. Not a deep or as long as the 15 which I was lucky enough to sample as well. But damn good
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At Les Climats, Paris. Deep ruby core, lighter outer quarter. Moderate stemminess along with pepper and blueberry fruit. Elegant medium body, underlying soil, blue and dark red fruit, light herb, excellent acidity, and fine unobtrusive tannins. The mouth feel is carressing and totally winning. Hard to believe that a Grand Cru could be drinking so well at a mere 6 years of age, but drinking is believing.
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Initially I was concerned how such a young Dujac is going to show. I’m told that they have dialed back the stem inclusion and really made wines much more approachable (like a lot of producers in Burgundy). This wine was open for business. Expressive, balanced acid, floats on the palate with a deep structure for aging. Great stuff.
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Decanted for several hours. Cherry, oak spice, stems, sandalwood and a maybe some cinnamon/clove. Deep palate, velvety texture and medium weight showing tons of sweet, dark berry fruit and a bit of dusty dry tannins on the finish. Really impressive and more structured than usual for this cuvée.
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Impressive. Pronounced nose with notes of ripe strawberry, cherry, black fruits, spices, slight toast. Still youthful but already drinking well without the strong tannin. Medium+ acidity and tannin. Long finish and medium+ body.
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“2016: The vintage of Morey St. Denis”: 2018 Tasting at Domaine Dujac: Jeremy said the wine was “90-100% whole bunch”. From vines of an average age of more than 50 years. A more serious-seeming, brooding bouquet of black cherries, blackberries and other dark fruit, musk, cassis and dark spice. In the mouth, real matière with power and grace. Silky but powerful and earthy, with that dark spice. Another brilliant wine to have in your cellar. This vintage will need more than 10 years cellaring, I'd think.
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2016 Domain Dujac in Both Colors (Dig Wines, San Francisco): Slightly deeper than either of the 1er Crus. Fairly closed nose but some anise comes through. Medium bodied and quite elegant for this particular Grand Cru. A real sense of berries and light sap on the attack followed by blacker fruit, earth, and a gentle tannic punch. Superb finish. Not at all a big bruiser, remarkably supple and approachable for a wine that clearly has layers of structure underneath. Outstanding potential for long term aging.
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Rich, black fruits are back-lit by bright mineral acidity. It is intense and deep, with great depth and balance. It needs serious time in the cellar and has great length of flavour.
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From cask at the Domaine. Spicy and broad and powerful. Very tight on the nose. Very expressive on the palate. Lots of extra power notes Alec but less subtle than the Clos Saint Denis. Rather amazing stuff.
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Tasting at Domaine Dujac (Morey St Denis): Barrel tasting at domaine. The nose here is much bigger and darker than the CSD. Loads of black cherry and meaty spice. The palate is similarly more concentrated and bigger - but still has a ton of lift and intensity. Excellent. 94-96+ points.
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1/28/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 96 Points
2nd bottle. Still youthful.
Pronounced nose with notes of ripe strawberry, cherry, black fruits, spices, slight toast. Still youthful but already drinking well without the strong tannin. Medium+ acidity and tannin. Long finish and medium+ body.
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1/25/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote:
The Roots Fund Charity Wine Dinner (Atelier - Chicago IL): Alongside the 2014. Very concentrated red fruit that seems faintly roasted in its youth, but I expect that will soften with age. There is so much concentration here that I expect this will evolve into a great wine with cellar time, but doesn't seem fully composed right. I am optimistic here, see 92-94 point potential, 2028 forward.
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1/25/2024 - Nanda wrote:
The Roots Fund - Chicago Fundraising Dinner (Atelier - Chicago, IL): 14 and 16 side-by-side in a Paulee style dinner - so it was hard to really assess the wines. The 16 was more closed on the nose but I found the palate more generous, though still primary. Both vintages will benefit from a decade+ in the cellar. Fun to check in on them at this stage.
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1/5/2024 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:
Restaurant purchase. Lovely stuff. Young. But shows well with air. Initially this was pepper and stemmy. With underlying red fruit. But with air the stems disappear and it is pure red fruit alongside mineral and just a hint of spice. Not a deep or as long as the 15 which I was lucky enough to sample as well. But damn good
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10/13/2023 - fcxj wrote: 94 Points
Floral, precise, seamless.
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2/17/2023 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points
Polished nail polish, floral aromatics. Just love this.
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11/26/2022 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points
Plastic and floral, lovely aromatics. Really pure palate.
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11/2/2022 - drwine2001 wrote:
At Les Climats, Paris. Deep ruby core, lighter outer quarter. Moderate stemminess along with pepper and blueberry fruit. Elegant medium body, underlying soil, blue and dark red fruit, light herb, excellent acidity, and fine unobtrusive tannins. The mouth feel is carressing and totally winning. Hard to believe that a Grand Cru could be drinking so well at a mere 6 years of age, but drinking is believing.
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10/17/2022 - fcxj wrote: 96 Points
So ready, delicious. Nuanced, lifted, polished floral aromatics. Silky, balanced, red fruit palate.
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3/12/2022 - jwalkuro Likes this wine: 93 Points
Dujac’s grand cru but it was not as good as 17,19 vintage.
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12/23/2021 - fcxj wrote: 94 Points
Fruit is darker yet palate feel somehow lighter. Not frosted unlike Echezeaux. Graceful from start according to Jeremy.
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11/4/2021 - mye wrote:
Initially I was concerned how such a young Dujac is going to show. I’m told that they have dialed back the stem inclusion and really made wines much more approachable (like a lot of producers in Burgundy). This wine was open for business. Expressive, balanced acid, floats on the palate with a deep structure for aging. Great stuff.
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8/12/2021 - llink wrote: 95 Points
Decanted for several hours. Cherry, oak spice, stems, sandalwood and a maybe some cinnamon/clove. Deep palate, velvety texture and medium weight showing tons of sweet, dark berry fruit and a bit of dusty dry tannins on the finish. Really impressive and more structured than usual for this cuvée.
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4/30/2021 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 96 Points
Impressive. Pronounced nose with notes of ripe strawberry, cherry, black fruits, spices, slight toast. Still youthful but already drinking well without the strong tannin. Medium+ acidity and tannin. Long finish and medium+ body.
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1/20/2019 - HowardNZ Likes this wine:
“2016: The vintage of Morey St. Denis”: 2018 Tasting at Domaine Dujac: Jeremy said the wine was “90-100% whole bunch”. From vines of an average age of more than 50 years. A more serious-seeming, brooding bouquet of black cherries, blackberries and other dark fruit, musk, cassis and dark spice. In the mouth, real matière with power and grace. Silky but powerful and earthy, with that dark spice. Another brilliant wine to have in your cellar. This vintage will need more than 10 years cellaring, I'd think.
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11/2/2018 - WineAcrobat Likes this wine:
So much complexity. spice, red fruit, black fruit, intoxicating smell of incense. wow. this is going to be something else. wow.
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10/31/2018 - drwine2001 wrote:
2016 Domain Dujac in Both Colors (Dig Wines, San Francisco): Slightly deeper than either of the 1er Crus. Fairly closed nose but some anise comes through. Medium bodied and quite elegant for this particular Grand Cru. A real sense of berries and light sap on the attack followed by blacker fruit, earth, and a gentle tannic punch. Superb finish. Not at all a big bruiser, remarkably supple and approachable for a wine that clearly has layers of structure underneath. Outstanding potential for long term aging.
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5/31/2018 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Rich, black fruits are back-lit by bright mineral acidity. It is intense and deep, with great depth and balance. It needs serious time in the cellar and has great length of flavour.
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1/31/2018 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
From cask at the Domaine. Spicy and broad and powerful. Very tight on the nose. Very expressive on the palate. Lots of extra power notes Alec but less subtle than the Clos Saint Denis. Rather amazing stuff.
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11/24/2017 - Nanda wrote:
Tasting at Domaine Dujac (Morey St Denis): Barrel tasting at domaine. The nose here is much bigger and darker than the CSD. Loads of black cherry and meaty spice. The palate is similarly more concentrated and bigger - but still has a ton of lift and intensity. Excellent. 94-96+ points.
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