Chambolle Musigny Les Gruenchers Domaine Dujac 2006

Chambolle Musigny Les Gruenchers Domaine Dujac 2006

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  • Robert Parker rating 91
  • Vinous rating 89
Chambolle Musigny Les Gruenchers Domaine Dujac 2006
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Chambolle-Musigny Les Gruenchers Domaine Dujac 2006 is a Pinot Noir from an esteemed 1er Cru vineyard situated in the Côte de Nuits. The 2006 vintage reveals a profile of fresh red berries intertwined with hints of earth and discreet spice, typical of Les Gruenchers. The vineyard benefits from excellent drainage and optimal sun exposure, allowing the grapes to achieve a refined balance. This expression embodies the intricate character of its terroir.
91 Robert Parker
Smoky black tea, sweet floral perfume, and oriental spices greet the nose from the glass of Dujac 2006 Chambolle-Musigny Les Gruenchers. Subtly creamy in texture, this displays clarity to inner mouth perfume, spice, and saline, chalky mineral nuances that is exceptional for the vintage. Despite the textural allure, it finishes with a penetration, rectitude, and hint of bitterness that for some tasters may add up to a touch of austerity, yet preserves a wealth of floral and mineral nuances as well as genuine refreshment. I expect this will be best enjoyed over the next 5-7 years.

Jeremy Seysses only destemmed a minority of his 2006 fruit, and in some appellations none. The results demonstrate that Dujac got things ripe – not to mention right – in a challenging vintage, with a collection that need not fear comparison with 2005 at this address. (Perhaps, if anything, 2005 ought to look to its laurels!) The team here started picking only on September 23, and then very meticulously and selectively. Clos de la Roche, for example, was picked in two passes nearly a week apart. The top wines came in at between 13 and 13.5% natural alcohol, with minimal chaptalization employed in some instances to extend fermentation. "Color and flavor extraction was easy," says Seysses, "and we did more punch-downs than in 2005, because we felt quite confident of our material. The fruit is fresh and crisp, but not green, and we had no jamminess. It was just right. There`s very little to complain about." Indeed!

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89 Vinous
Good bright, dark red. Musky aromas of redcurrant and raspberry. Supple and sweet if not particularly complex, with a finer grain than the Combottes. Flavors of red fruits and smoke linger on the finish, which shows a light dusting of tannins. Very nicely balanced wine.Stephen Tanzer1st March 2008

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Founded in the late 1960s by Jacques Seysses, who purchased and renovated Domaine Graillet in Morey-St-Denis. The estate is currently run by Jacques' sons Jeremy and Alec, who farm around 17 hectares of vines across the Côte including holdings in Echezeaux, Clos de la Roche, Charmes-Chambertin and Bonnes Mares.

A natural approach is taken in the vineyard and cellar with the estate moving from organic farming to fully biodynamic in the mid 2000s, receiving their certification in 2011. The team's focus is on elegance - temperatures are controlled to keep alcohol in check and also limit malolactic fermentation while juice from the crush is fed into the cellar by gravity only without the use of pumping. The wines of Domaine Dujac represent pure, balanced expressions of their respective terroirs.

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