Domaine Dujac MOREY SAINT-DENIS 1ER CRU MONTS LUSIANTS BLANC REGION: FRANCE - BURGUNDY
GRAPES / SOILS
Chardonnay Clay & limestone 0.69 ha
THE WINE
Vineyard Profile DOMAINE DUJAC Monts Luisants is a vineyard in Morey-Saint-Denis of 2.19 hectares (5.41 acres). It sits above the hillside adjacent to the famed Clos de la Roche vineyard. Les Not long after purchasing vineyards in the Genavrières vineyard boarders it on the south. Domaine Dujac holds .6 hectares late 1960s and releasing his first wines in (1.45 acres) of the vineyard. Both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grow on Monts the early 1970s Jacques Seysses became Luisants. an international icon. Jacques respect for One theory of the origin of the name Monts Luisants goes like this: It is said by the the terroir of the Côte d’Or is still on locals that the leaves of the vine are very yellow and never turn red in autumn. Late display in his viticultural practices and in the evening the sun shines through the canopy irritating the area brightly. This innovative winemaking methods. Dujac could explain the word Luisants, present participle of the verb Luire, from Latin wines are more than just varietally correct LUCERE (gleam, shine, light). – they are intimate travelogues of some of the most celebrated sites on earth. Sons Jeremy and Alec along with Jeremy’s wife, Diana, have been handed the reigns of this famous estate. 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)