There’s quite a good selection here, and quality goes from good for premier cru to what would be more than good for grand cru. Alas, the Chambolle-Gruenchers, habitually one of my favorite wines at this estate, was declassified into the village Chambolle due to minute quantity, as I previously reported.
2016 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes (Dujac Fils & Père)
From the vineyard above Boudots on the Vosne border, the Damodes has dark plum and red fruits, minerality, and a bit of roundness. (91-94)
2016 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Cras (Dujac Fils & Père)
The Cras is a new entrant in the Dujac line-up. The vineyard is just south of Boudots and downslope from Damodes, and the opportunity to have Dujac making wine from this outstanding vineyard should cheer all Dujac fans. The wine features intense dark fruits that are fresh, penetrating, and pure. (91-95)
2016 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru (Domaine Dujac)
This wine has purity and more steeliness than the village Morey. It features red currant fruit and excellent acidity. (91-95)
2016 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Aux Combottes (Domaine Dujac)
Here we have minerality, freshness, purity, and steeliness, making for a potentially very interesting combination. No frost impact here. (92-95)
2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts (Domaine Dujac)
The Beaux Monts has typical violet and mineral aromas. The mouth has violets, purity, Beaux Monts cutting edge minerality, length, and steeliness. (93-96)
2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts
It’s a great year for Malconsorts and with Dujac’s we’re well into grand cru quality. The nose has typical animal aromas and also floral elements. It is pure and penetrating. The mouth is pure with darker fruit than in the Beaux Monts; there’s also some Malconsorts animality, salinity, and overall freshness. (94-97)