One of Burgundy’s most celebrated domaines. It began with Jacques Seysses, who had apprenticed with Gerard Potel at Domaine de la Pousse d’Or. In 1967, Jacques bought a small domaine in Morey-St-Denis and named it after himself – ‘du Jac’. (Geddit?) His first vintage was the terrible 1968, and he sold it off in bulk. But 1969 was a great success, and that vintage put Dujac on the map. The domaine began to grow with the opportunistic acquisition of some great parcels. Jacques has always been a strong advocate of using stems in fermentations, and most vintages here are marked by a very high percentage of whole bunch fermentation. When this goes well, which it usually does here, that leads to the exceptional fragrance these wines are renowned for.

These days, Jacques’ sons Jeremy and Alec front the business. Jeremy’s Californian wife Diana (of Snowden Vineyards) is also closely involved. In 2000, the family established partnerships with some top growers in the Cote de Nuits, and launched their F&P (fils et pere) negociant label. The Dujacs control the farming methods, yields and harvest dates in these vineyards, and lavish the same amount of care and attention on these wines as they do on their domaine wines. (NT 08/08/25)