Domain Dujac Clos de La Roche 2016 Bottle (75cl)
The 2016 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche is a red Burgundy wine from the Clos-de-la-Roche Grand Cru in Morey-Saint-Denis. Made exclusively from Pinot Noir, it comes from a 1.95-hectare plot. Jancis Robinson awards it 18.5/20 and recommends drinking it between 2026 and 2046; The Wine Advocate rates it 91-93/100. Critics describe a dense and powerful wine, marked by a significant tannic structure, red fruits, and nuances of damp earth and black olive.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Morey Saint Denis
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Dujac
- Parcelle / Cru
- Clos-de-la-Roche
- Millésime
- 2016
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Dujac
Domaine Dujac is a family-run estate based in Morey-Saint-Denis, in the Côte de Nuits, founded in 1968 by Jacques Seysses. Cultivating 17.5 hectares spread across the Côte de Nuits and leased vineyards in Puligny-Montrachet, it is now run by the Seysses family. The vineyard has been certified organic since 2011.
- Owner
- Famille Seysses
- Maître de chais
- Diana Snowden Seysses
- Surface (ha)
- 17.50 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 70 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Jacques Seysses founded Domaine Dujac in 1968 after learning the art of winemaking from Gérard Potel at the Domaine de la Pousse d’Or in Volnay during the 1966 and 1967 harvests. He then acquired the Domaine Graillet in Morey-Saint-Denis and renamed it Dujac, a name derived from ‘du Jacques’. His wife Rosalind joined him in this venture after their marriage in 1973 and helped develop the estate. The vineyard, which initially covered around 5 hectares, expanded to 11 hectares in 1977 and then to 15.5 hectares in 2005 following a series of acquisitions. In 1998, their son Jeremy joined the estate, followed by Diana Snowden, who became his wife, in 2001, and then by his brother Alec in 2003. Jacques Seysses handed over the running of the estate to Jeremy and Alec in 2007, whilst Diana Snowden Seysses took charge of the winery. In 2011, the estate obtained organic farming certification. In 2014, it took on the lease of vineyards in Puligny-Montrachet, notably in the Premier Cru vineyards Les Folatières and Les Combettes. The estate now cultivates 17.5 hectares and remains owned by the Seysses family.
Clos-de-la-Roche
Clos de la Roche is both a Grand Cru appellation and a physically delimited winegrowing terroir located solely within the commune of Morey-Saint-Denis. Its area includes the lieu-dit Clos de la Roche, which is now devoid of walls despite its name, as well as all or part of six neighboring lieux-dits: Les Chabiots, Les Fremières, Les Froichots, Les Genavrières, Les Mochamps, and Monts Luisants. The parcels occupy the lower half of the Côte, between 270 and 300 meters in altitude, on shallow and well-draining soils. The east-facing exposure, sometimes slightly east-south-east, is officially described for all neighboring Grands Crus of Morey-Saint-Denis rather than for this single area alone.
- Vineyard commune
- Morey-Saint-Denis
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name "Roche" is attributed to the large blocks of stone present in the terroir.
- Altitude
- 270–300 m
- Slope
- Gentle in the lower part of the relief
- Soil
- Slightly developed soils, generally carbonatated, shallow, clayey, and well-draining, with scree, clays, and red silts.
- Subsoil and geology
- Bajocian entroquitic limestones in the lower part, intermediate marly level, and hard yet frost-susceptible Bathonian limestone towards the top.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 1.950000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 1968
- Vineyard holding status
- owner of several plots
- Indicative vine age
- Overall average vine age of the plots estimated at 45-50 years in a professional profile published in 2018.
Histoire de la parcelle
In 1860, the Viticultural Committee of the arrondissement of Beaune classified the lieu-dit Clos de la Roche and all or part of the neighboring lieux-dits as first class. The Clos de la Roche appellation d'origine contrôlée was recognized by the decree of December 8, 1936, with its area incorporating the main lieu-dit and neighboring parcels in accordance with historical usages. The terroir has long been divided among numerous owners, a land-ownership feature characteristic of this part of Morey-Saint-Denis.
