Winemaker Notes
Grown on soils of clay & limestone. Fermented in stainless steel tanks, using naturally occurring yeast and aged for 18 months in 1, 2 and 3 year old French barrique. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Professional Ratings
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Jasper Morris
A fresh purple, less intense than many, but with a charming, lifted nose. There are some whole bunches here and significant energy. The finish is currently on the drier side thanks to the stems, but there is such a weight of perfectly balanced ripe fruit surrounding and a fine long finish
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Decanter
Shows a lovely ripe apricot and lemon peel fruit, with a hint of spice, in a waxy, dense texture that is broad on the palate but not heavy. Dujac has planted Chardonnay in a 0.65ha parcel of village-level vines. The grapes are lightly pressed and fermented in tank prior to ageing for a year in cask (20% new).
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
While Morey-St-Denis of Burgundy might not get the same attention as its neighbors, Gevrey-Chambertin to the north and Chambolle-Musigny to the south, there is no reason why it shouldn’t. The same line of limestone runs from the Combe de Lavaux in Gevrey—all the way through Morey—ending in Chambolle.
There are four grand cru vineyards, moving southwards from the border with Gevrey-Chambertin: Clos de la Roche, Clos St-Denis, Clos des Lambrays, Clos de Tart and a small segment of Bonnes-Mares overlapping from Chambolle. Clos de la Roche is probably the finest vineyard, giving wines of true depth, body, and sturdiness for the long haul than most other vineyards.
Pinot Noir from Morey-St-Denis is known for its deep red cherry, blackcurrant and blueberry fruit. Aromas of spice, licorice and purple flowers are present in the wines’ youth, evolving to forest and game as the wine ages.