2023 Domaine Dujac Clos St Denis Grand Cru, Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE The Clos de la Roche Grand Cru lies between the village of Morey Saint Denis to the south and Gevrey Chambertin to the north, where the slope varies greatly, ranging from 4 to 23%. The plot ranges in altitude from 276 to 308 meters. The lieu dit faces east. The soil changes from east to west. In the eastern part, the reddish brown soil is about 40 to 50 cm thick, with many angular to blunt limestone fragments. Upslope, in the western

The soil here is precious

a rather masculine profile

Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in mostly used oak barrels

The “Serenissima” (Venetian Republic)

like a shiny rock

From Brézé

hands-off methods that highlight the purity of the terroir

Following the advice of the famous consultant oenologist

and our Rutherford Dust Cabernet Sauvignon is grown next to the house where I was raised in Rutherford

shaped by cooler conditions and a hands-off approach

and harvest is carried out by hand on old terraces built by the ancient Romans called Bancales

steady growing season