Again last year, Domaine Dujac held a series of larger tastings during which journalists had the opportunity to taste the 2022s.
This is a new format that works well for my journalistic side, but it nevertheless takes some of the romance and poetry out of the tasting experience. Welcome to 2023; we all need to be efficient, I guess, but is this the way forward? Covid compressed almost all tasting schedules, and this practice continues along that line.
As a side note: I have followed Dujac’s wines since the early 1990s, and have tasted many even older, including a delightful 1976 Clos Saint-Denis that is a benchmark for hot vintages. So Dujac for me is like a home away from home. One can always find comfort in a Dujac wine. It’s a safe haven, so to speak.
The quality level of the ’22 wines is very high, well above the wines of even acclaimed negociant businesses. This sets the scene, and also explains the setting.
But enough talk: Let’s taste!
Wines were tasted at the domaine on December 7.
Domaine Dujac Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatieres 2022
The Puligny Folatieres is from relatively young vines. The 2022 is generous and expressive, fresh and lovely, with a cool and delicate character. Slightly reduced, it is still a well-made, delicate Puligny. Charming.
(Drink from 2032) – Very Good (90-91p) – 
Domaine Dujac Morey-Saint-Denis Mont-Luisants 2022
The Morey Mont-Luisants is from the 1er cru lieu-dit above the grand cru (also named Mont-Luisants, and part of Clos de la Roche). This is also slightly reduced, with an edgier profile than the Puligny. It will not charm the pants off you, and is more a food wine and one for the long haul.
(Drink from 2036) – Very Good (90-91p)
Domaine Dujac Chambolle-Musigny 2022
This is the domaine version of the Chambolle village. It shows fresh, vivid fruit and is delicate, with good acidity. A charming wine with nice focus, it’s not very limestone-influenced, but sits rather on a clay foundation. A generous Chambolle.
(Drink from 2032) – Very Good (89-90p) –
Domaine Dujac Morey-Saint-Denis 2022
This is a lively Morey, and on the floral, light-footed side. Vivid and ready to go, it’s a hedonistic wine with nice tension and energy. It is a very good Morey village, and is currently more interesting than the Chambolle.
(Drink from 2032) – Very Good (89-90p) – 
Domaine Dujac Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru 2022
The Morey 1er Cru can be a lovely wine; I still recall the magnificent (bad vintage) 1983 version – oh la la. The 2022 has delicate fruit that is nonetheless intense, with fine balance. It’s showing good acidity for the vintage, and is a joyful wine.
(Drink from 2034) – Fine+ (91-92p) –
Domaine Dujac Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes 2022
The Gevery Combottes 2022 has great intensity, terrific balance, and deep fruit. The tension and energy from this delightful terroir can somehow be a bit overlooked between Morey and Gevrey. As always, this is a high-quality cuvee: It has verve, tension, and a powerful presence.
(Drink from 2036) – Fine+ (92-93p) –
Domaine Dujac Charmes-Chambertin 2022
The Charmes is a surprise in 2022. It is not the strongest grand cru in the line-up, but it’s showing well, with a slightly frisky character. With good tension and energy, this shows mid-palate ripeness and complexity. A real treat.
(Drink from 2036) – Very Fine (93-94p) –
Domaine Dujac Vosne-Romanée Les Beaumonts 2022
The 2022 is spot on extraction- and density-wise, hence giving a delicious Beaumonts. Balanced, and with light-footed fruit, it is a fine mix of red and dark fruits with compelling tension. Hedonistic and seductive, this is a delightful wine.
(Drink from 2034) – Fine+ (92-93p) –
Domaine Dujac Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsorts 2022
The Malconsorts is a terrific wine balancing elegantly on the (correct side of the) extraction edge – well done. It is denser, with intense Vosne spiciness, and delicate, but with a firm structure. Malconsorts is not a ballet dancer, but rather a heptathlete mastering all disciplines. Good energy and phenolic ripeness.
(Drink from 2038) – Very Fine+ (93-94p) – 
Domaine Dujac Echezeaux 2022
The Echezeaux is intense, deep, and on the frisky side. With its balance and tension, this is not normally one of the top wines from Dujac. But this version wants to play ball.
(Drink from 2038) – Very Fine+ (93-94p) –
Domaine Dujac Clos Saint-Denis 2022
The Clos Saint-Denis is showing well indeed, with vivid, delicate fruit and intense energetic liveliness. There is great tension; frisky, and with the fruit turning up to dance. I love this wine, with its hedonistic edge and tension. Wow.
(Drink from 2040) – Outstanding (94-95p) – 
Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche 2022
The Clos de la Roche is deep, and a bit dense, with intense fruit. It seems a bit more extracted, however this wine from Dujac always comes around. That said, it will need time to unfold its qualities; more so than the Clos St.-Denis.
(Drink from 2045) – Outstanding (94p) –
Domaine Dujac Bonnes Mares 2022
With fine balance and freshness, this shows intense fruit that’s airy and lively with good density. The fruit is deep, and on the mid-palate fruit shows well-judged phenolic ripeness. A terrific Bonnes Mares offering good hedonistic joy.
(Drink from 2040) – Outstanding (95p) –
Lastest Tasting Notes for this producer
- Domaine Dujac Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes 2010 February 9, 2020
- Domaine Dujac Vosne-Romanée Les Beaux Monts 2010 February 8, 2020
- Hope for an old Romanée-Conti, and a delightful Dujac 1976 September 27, 2019
- Domaine Dujac, Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsort 2010 March 25, 2019
- Domaine Dujac, Bonnes Mares 2004 February 8, 2019
- Domaine Dujac, Bonnes Mares 1999 January 19, 2019
- Domaine Dujac, Clos de la Roche 2007 October 25, 2018
- Domaine Dujac, Echezeaux 2008 July 16, 2018
- Domaine Dujac, Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsort 2008 July 14, 2018
- Domaine Dujac, Chambolle Musigny 2015 April 12, 2018
- Domaine Dujac, Chambolle Musigny 2014 April 11, 2018
- Domaine Dujac, Bonnes Mares 1976 October 20, 2017
- Domaine Dujac, Clos Saint Denis 2009 August 18, 2017
- Domaine Dujac, Bonnes Mares 2015 July 8, 2017
- Domaine Dujac, Clos de la Roche 2015 July 8, 2017
- Domaine Dujac, Clos Saint Denis 2015 July 8, 2017
- Domaine Dujac, Echezeaux 2015 July 8, 2017
- Domaine Dujac, Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsorts 2015 July 8, 2017
- Domaine Dujac, Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes 2015 July 8, 2017
- Domaine Dujac, Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes 2015 July 8, 2017
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