Domaine Dujac CLOS SAINT DENIS GRAND CRU REGION: FRANCE - BURGUNDY
GRAPES / SOILS
Pinot Noir Clay & limestone 1.46 ha
THE WINE
Vineyard Profile DOMAINE DUJAC • Total Vineyards: 6.63 ha (16.4 acres) Not long after purchasing vineyards in the • Winery Holdings: 1.46 ha (3.63 acres) late 1960s and releasing his first wines in • In the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation, Clos Saint-Denis is sandwiched the early 1970s Jacques Seysses became between Clos de la Roche to the north and Clos des Lambrays to the south. an international icon. Jacques respect for • The Clos Saint-Denis vineyard is divided among four Lieux-dits: Clos Saint the terroir of the Côte d’Or is still on Denis 2.18 ha (5.4 acres); Calouere 1.29 ha (3.2 acres); Les Chaffots 1.33 ha (3.3 display in his viticultural practices and acres) and Maison Brulee 1.82 ha (4.5 acres) and is centered at about 951 feet in innovative winemaking methods. Dujac elevation. It is one of 5 Grand Cru vineyards in the appellation. Only Pinot Noir is wines are more than just varietally correct planted. – they are intimate travelogues of some of • Around 1015, Lord Humbert de Vergy, a rich landowner, took holy orders the most celebrated sites on earth. Sons and later became the Bishop of Paris. In 1023, he founded a Canons Chapter in Jeremy and Alec along with Jeremy’s wife, his castle in Vergy where he had a little church built in honor of Saint Denis, the Diana, have been handed the reigns of first bishop of Paris. In 1609, the Canons were granted by Nuits-Saint-Georges to this famous estate. build constructions in the surroundings of the Notre-Dame Chapel. They constructed Clos Saint-Denis.
DOMAINE DUJAC
• The vines have been organically farmed since 2001. Upon opening, this wine is characterized by lavish fruit but has the capability of aging quite well. GENERAL INFO
Country France
Region Burgundy
Appellation(s) Morey-St-Denis, + others in Côte de Nuits
Proprietors Jacques and Rozalind Seysses
Founded 1967
Winemaker Jeremy Seysses
Annual Production 2,000 9L cases
Farming (Sustainable, organic, Sustainable, organic, biodynamic biodynamic)