Domaine Dugat Py Chambertin 1999
The 1999 Le Chambertin Grand Cru from Domaine Dugat-Py is a red Burgundy wine made from 100% Pinot Noir, produced in the Chambertin climat in Gevrey-Chambertin. Owned by Bernard Dugat-Py, it holds Grand Cru status in Burgundy. The Wine Advocate awarded it 97/100 and recommends drinking it between 2025 and 2045. The publication describes a deep and expansive wine with wild dark fruits, floral and citrus notes, featuring a fleshy texture, a layered palate, and a persistent finish.
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
- Gevrey Chambertin
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Dugat-Py
- Parcelle / Cru
- Chambertin
- Millésime
- 1999
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Dugat-Py
The Dugat-Py estate is a family-run business based in Gevrey-Chambertin, at the foot of the Combe de Lavaux, in the Côte de Nuits. Stemming from a lineage of winegrowers who have been in the village since the 17th century, it is now run by Loïc Dugat-Py, the thirteenth generation of the family. The vineyard covers 15 hectares, spread across the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune, with a strong emphasis on old vines.
- Owner
- Loïc Dugat-Py
- Maître de chais
- Loïc Dugat-Py
- Surface (ha)
- 15.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 50 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Dugat family’s winemaking heritage in Gevrey-Chambertin dates back to the 17th century. The Dugat estate was established in 1923 following the marriage of Fernand Dugat and Jeanne Bolnot, who also came from a family of local winegrowers. Pierre Dugat, son of Fernand and Jeanne, subsequently passed the vineyards on to his son Bernard, who produced his first vintage in 1975. Bernard Dugat married Jocelyne Py in 1979. After a period during which a significant proportion of the production was sold in bulk to wine merchants, the wines were bottled at the estate under the name Pierre Dugat from 1989 onwards. In 1994, Bernard adopted the name Dugat-Py for the estate, incorporating his wife’s surname. Their son Loïc joined the business in 1996 and produced his first vintage on his own in 2005. The vineyard expanded between 1995 and 2005 through purchases, leasehold arrangements and sharecropping, particularly in the Côte de Beaune. Trials in organic viticulture began in 1999; the estate has been fully certified organic since 2015. Loïc Dugat-Py is now the owner and is directly responsible for winemaking.
Chambertin
Chambertin is both a physically demarcated climat in Gevrey-Chambertin and the eponymous terroir of a Grand Cru appellation reserved for red wines. It occupies the middle of the slope, with an easterly exposure and a relatively moderate gradient compared to the neighboring Clos de Bèze. Its shallow, stony calcareous brown soils overlie entroquitic limestones and Bajocian marls, with a Bathonian component in the upper part.
- Vineyard commune
- Gevrey-Chambertin
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The toponym means "Bertin's field", named after a former owner or operator of the site; older forms such as "Champ Bretin" and "Champt Berthin" are attested in 1584.
- Exposure
- East, facing the rising sun
- Slope
- Mid-slope, relatively moderate gradient
- Soil
- Calcareous brown, stony soils beneath a thin cover of silts and scree.
- Subsoil and geology
- Entroquitic limestones and Bajocian marls; Bathonian calcareous clays towards the top.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.050000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner of a plot acquired from the Dupont family
- Indicative vine age
- Plot originating from vines initially planted in 1910.
Histoire de la parcelle
The name Chambertin has been known since the 13th century, and its winegrowing potential has been recognized for centuries. Thomas Jefferson cited it among his favorite wines in 1787, while Napoleon I's predilection for this wine contributed to its renown. In 1855, Jules Lavalle classified it as "Tête de cuvée, cru hors ligne, vin extra". On October 17, 1847, its name was joined to that of Gevrey to form Gevrey-Chambertin; the Chambertin appellation was officially recognized on July 31, 1937.
