Dureuil-Janthial Rully Rouge En Guesnes 2017
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Aromas of raspberry, spring violets, baking spices. Juicy, energetic, and concentrated. Red stone fruits and light pepper round out the finish. This wine pairs well with barbecued salmon or lamb burgers from the grill.
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Manually destemmed to retain the grapes and their pedicels intact, the 2017 Rully En Guesnes is one of the highlights of the range, offering up a classy bouquet of wild berries, dark chocolate, potpourri and spices. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with excellent depth at the core, bright acids and powdery structuring tannins. This is a superb red Rully that comes warmly recommended.
Named France's "Winemaker of the Year" in 2019 by magazine Revue de Vin du France, Vincent nonetheless is still an insider's secret among Burgundy lovers here in the United States. Granted, Vincent doesn't make a lot of wine, and most of his bounty remains in Europe, appearing on the wine lists of the finest Michelin-ranked restaurants in France. The French do know a good thing when it comes to great Burgundy! Not only is Dureuil a gifted winemaker, but also he is blessed with healthy, older-vine vineyards that for years have been cared for organically -- a higher level of attention that sets Dureuil qualitatively apart from the pack. His delicate touch in the cellar translates each individual terroir into a perfect liquid picture of what the best of Rully -- and the best of Burgundy, for that matter -- can be. “Dureuil continues to fashion some of the very best wines in the Côte Chalonnaise.
Given how inexpensive the wines are in most markets, I highly recommend them to you for both quality and value.” -- Allan Meadows, Burghound
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Exclusive for its bright and charming whites, Rully is optimally situated in the northern part of the Côte Chalonnaise where light and sandy soils create fresh Chardonnays. Here they have perfumes redolent of acacia or honeysuckle, with bright peach and lemon flavors and a flinty finish. With time, Rully whites evolve to fuller flavors of honey, quince and dried apricot.
Rully is also one of the best sources of premium sparkling Crémant de Bourgogne and while over two-thirds of Rully’s production is white grapes, its reds are also worth seeking out, especially as an introduction to Burgundy Pinot Noir. Rully reds express pleasant aromas of rose, licorice and have ripe, red cherry fruit on the palate. Grésigny, Rabourcé, and Les Cloux are its most popular Premiers Crus.