2017 Gevrey-Chambertin, Dujac Fils & Père, Burgundy

Alec and Jeremy are now only able to buy fruit from 0.3 hectares, around one hectare down on what was available a few years ago. What remains is very good, however, and the supplier works well. The nose is classically Gevrey with lifted red-berry fruit and just a touch of earthy rusticity. The palate is juicy, crunchy and finishes on firm tannins. Drink 2019-2023.

Dujac’s small négociant business was set up as a means of supplying good-quality but inexpensive wines to Dujac customers. Alec explains that with the high demand for grapes on the market, the economics make it harder and harder to make a profit on these wines, but the more generous yields in 2017 have relieved a little of the pressure. As is typical, the grapes were picked after the Domaine Dujac fruit, between 8th and 10th September. Alec is a big fan of the 2017 wines, feeling it’s a great Dujac vintage, with a pretty, crunchy profile.