Domaine Jacky Truchot
Overview
A legendary Morey-St-Denis domaine that ceased production when Jacky Truchot retired after the 2005 vintage. Truchot’s wines are now sought at auction for very high prices. Gilman regards Truchot as one of the defining figures in his wine education — he was the first vigneron Gilman ever met in person (1989) and the first Burgundy cellar he tasted in. His son-in-law Christophe Perrot-Minot has continued making wines in a somewhat related style. Truchot was also close friends with Henri Jouan (father of Philippe Jouan), explaining the stylistic similarities between the two domaines.
Appellations
- Morey-St-Denis (premier crus incl. les Ruchots, Clos Sorbés; villages and other)
- Gevrey-Chambertin (grand crus: Charmes-Chambertin, Mazis-Chambertin, Chapelle-Chambertin)
Key Wines
- Morey-St-Denis “les Ruchots” — smallest production (13 ares = 3 casks max); highest quality; 2001: 94 pts
- Charmes-Chambertin — excellent
- Clos de la Roche — from purchased grapes early in career
Style Notes
Truchot’s style: refined, precise, soil-driven wines with lovely sappiness, fine-grained tannins, and extraordinary aging potential. His wines were often characterized as lighter in youth than they proved at maturity. Gilman notably underestimated the longevity of the 2001 les Ruchots (previously predicted to be best by ~2020; at age 23 it is “at its apogee with decades of life still ahead”).
2022 Vintage Notes (VFTC #114)
One older bottle note:
- 2001 Morey-St-Denis “les Ruchots”: 94 pts (2025–2060) — “aged brilliantly; I clearly underestimated both its quality and potential longevity! Stunning bouquet today of red and black cherries, forest floor, venison, brown spices, dried eucalyptus; beautiful core of sappy fruit, great transparency; tangy acids and still fine-grained tannins. Utterly beautiful wine at its apogee with decades of life still ahead.”
My Tastings
(none yet)
Sources
sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Nov-Dec 2024 #114.txt(pages 5, 28–29)