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Domaine Dujac

Overview

Domaine Dujac is one of the great Burgundy estates, based in Morey-St-Denis and founded by Jacques Seysses in 1967. Today it is run by his sons Jeremy and Alec Seysses, with Jeremy focused on winemaking. Dujac is celebrated for a distinctive style that emphasizes whole-cluster fermentation and stems, producing wines of extraordinary aromatic complexity — heady, spicy, and perfumed — with very fine aging potential. The domaine holds grand cru parcels in Clos de la Roche, Clos St-Denis, Bonnes-Mares, Charmes-Chambertin, and Échézeaux, as well as premier crus throughout Morey, Chambolle, and Gevrey. Dujac also produces excellent white Burgundy from Morey-St-Denis Blanc (a rarity), Puligny premier crus, and a small amount of Musigny Blanc.

Appellations

Key Wines

  • Clos de la Roche grand cru — consistently one of the finest expressions of this vineyard
  • Clos St-Denis grand cru
  • Bonnes-Mares grand cru
  • Échézeaux grand cru
  • Morey-St-Denis premier crus — Gruenchers, Monts Luisants

Style Notes

The Dujac house style is defined by whole-cluster vinification: stems contribute aromatic complexity (spice, incense, red fruit lift) and tannin structure of a particular silky type. The wines can be strikingly aromatic when young — almost perfumed — but become more profound and complex with age. High whole-cluster percentages make Dujac wines unmistakably identifiable in blind tasting. Jeremy Seysses has maintained his father’s aesthetic while refining vineyard practices (much of the estate is farmed organically).

2023 Vintage Notes (VFTC #115)

Visited mid-January 2025. Jeremy and Diana Seysses both noted how leisurely the 2023 reds evolved in cask. White grapes harvested Sept 1, pinot noir from Sept 7. Almost all reds still in barrel. The aux Combottes was too reductive to taste. 2023 will be the last Morey-St-Denis AC under the Dujac Fils et Pere label. Surprisingly, many wines were red fruity — with notable role reversals (Malconsorts very black fruity, Echezeaux very red fruity).

2023 Scores (Domaine Dujac):

  • Clos de la Roche: 96 pts (2040–2100) — “beautifully red fruity”; stunning depth of fruit
  • Bonnes-Mares: 95 pts (2040–2100) — “a proper young Bonnes-Mares”; needs long cellaring
  • Clos St. Denis: 94+ pts (2038–2095) — equally reserved and structured; black fruity
  • Charmes-Chambertin: 94+ pts (2037–2090) — “stunningly inviting and generous”; a complete pleasure
  • Echezeaux: 94 pts (2039–2090+) — resplendently red fruity; out of character
  • Gruenchers: 94 pts (2037–2085) — “great juice”; sappy, great soil signature
  • Malconsorts: 93+ pts (2037–2085) — “complete role reversal” — all black fruit
  • Beaux Monts: 93 pts (2037–2085) — a touch reductive but lovely
  • Morey Premier Cru: 92 pts (2037–2085) — black fruity side

Dujac Fils et Pere:

  • Nuits St. Georges “les Cras”: 92 pts (2035–2085)
  • Chambolle-Musigny: 90+ pts (2031–2065)
  • Morey St. Denis: 90 pts (2031–2065)

2022 Vintage Notes (VFTC #114)

One older bottle note from Gilman’s 2024 tastings:

  • 1998 Charmes-Chambertin: 93 pts (2030–2075) — “beautifully expressive aromatically but still a touch rigid on the palate; wines still a bit tough structurally and in need of further bottle aging; I would give this another half dozen years in the cellar.” Gilman still “very much a fan of the 1998 vintage for red Burgundy.”

Note: Jamie Kutch (VFTC #114) describes his 2018 Bohan Vineyard Pinot as recalling “a hypothetical young Domaine Dujac wine without new oak” — testament to the stylistic benchmark Dujac represents.

2024 Vintage Notes (Burghound #101, barrel)

Jeremy Seysses presided over a professional group tasting (format Meadows finds limiting). New vineyard additions: .57 ha in Chambolle 1er Les Gruenchers, plus parcels in Nuits villages Aux St. Juliens and 1er Aux Thorey. On 2024: “exceptionally difficult from basically start to finish.” Used ~100% whole clusters. Short cuvaison of 6-10 days to avoid extracting bitter/underripe elements. Chaptalized ~0.5%. Seysses: “I am frankly very surprised at how good they are.” The Bonnes Mares was Not Rated due to palate-level reduction (a danger sign per Meadows). Fils et Père operation may be phased out.

2024 Scores (barrel):

  • Vosne-Romanée “Les Malconsorts” 1er: (92-95) — 1.57 ha; “first-rate and, at least today, is the best wine in the range”
  • Clos St. Denis: (92-94) — “classy and graceful vintage for the Dujac CSD”
  • Clos de la Roche: (91-94) — “in 2024 it’s more refined” than usual robustness
  • Echézeaux: (91-93) — “needs better depth so plan on at least mid-term keeping”
  • Charmes-Chambertin: (91-93) — from .70 ha in Charmes and Mazoyères
  • Gevrey-Chambertin “Aux Combottes” 1er: (90-92) — “gorgeously textured”
  • Morey St. Denis “1er”: (89-92) — ~70% Ruchots + Clos Sorbé, Millandes, Charrières
  • Chambolle-Musigny: (89-91) — “lovely and quite understated”
  • Morey St. Denis: (89-91) — 2.92 ha; “very good for its level”
  • Bonnes Mares: NR — reduction on palate; “frankly never a good sign”
  • Dujac Fils et Père — Nuits “Les Cras” 1er: (89-92)

My Tastings

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Sources

  • sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Jan-Feb 2025 #115.txt
  • sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Nov-Dec 2024 #114.txt (page 32)
  • sources/articles/Burghound/Burghound Issue 101 - 2024 and 2023 Cote de Nuits Reds.txt

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