Dujac Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Aux Combottes – 2019

“Opening in the glass with aromas of blackberries, cassis, peonies, spices and rose petals, the 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Aux Combottes is medium to full-bodied, supple and enveloping, with a lively core of fruit, beautifully refined tannins and a charming, seamless profile. This cuvée often offers one of the broadest drinking windows in the range, and this year’s rendition would appear to be no exception.” 92-94+ pts Wine Advocate

“The 2019 vintage is a terrific success for Domaine Dujac. Perfumed, concentrated and vibrant, with beautifully refined tannins and bright fruit tones despite the warmth and sunshine of the vintage, I’d be happy to own any or all of the cuvées reviewed here. The 2018s, revisited in bottle, have also lived up to my high expectations: More overtly muscular and structured than the 2019s, these are serious wines built for the cellar, but their potential is evident and anyone opening bottles 20 or 30 years from now will be delighted to own them. Of course, readers will be familiar with the outlines of the Dujac approach to producing red Burgundy: organic farming, fermentation in (for the most part) concrete vats with a predominance of whole clusters and élevage in barrels largely sourced from Tonnellerie Rémond. Since Jeremy Seysses took the reins from father Jacques in 2001, there have been evolutions: Inspired by Christophe Roumier, Jeremy seeks to retard malolactic fermentation, he’s tried retaining more lees, and there were experiments with leaving the wines unracked throughout their élevage. In the last handful of years, everything appears to have fallen into place in what might be called the contemporary Dujac style, and the few vintages have been, to my palate, especially successful.” William Kelly, Wine Advocate