DOMAINE DUREUIL-JANTHIAL
Rully
Domaine Dureuil-Janthial in Rully ranks, along with Domaine Bruno Lorenzon in Mercurey, as the finest winery in the Côte Chalonnaise. The unparalleled range of white and red Rully produced by Vincent is a testimony to what a dedicated, talented winegrower can achieve in a lesser-known appellation.
Following a long lasting family tradition, Vincent Dureuil and his wife Céline took over the family estate in 1994. Since then, the couple has worked tirelessly to showcase the full potential of the rich terroirs of Rully and to raise the image of this historic appellation. The village of Rully is at the northern limit of the Côte Chalonnaise. Sitting on a similar south to southeast facing clay and limestone slope, and only a 15 minute-drive away, the premier cru vineyards of Rully share many of the attributes of the best sites on the Cote d’Or.
The Domaine counts 20 hectares split between the Côte Chalonnaise, Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits. A large proportion of the vines are in excess of 50 to 75 years old. Domaine Dureuil-Janthial is without a doubt Rully's reference point, but what Vincent Dureuil achieves in Puligny-Montrachet and Nuits-Saint-Georges is also exemplary.
The combination of thoughtful winemaking technics, meticulous vineyard practices and old vines contribute to producing wines of great richness and complexity. And it comes with no surprise that both reds and whites at this address are a go to for many of Burgundy’s top winegrowers, including Jean-Francois Coche of Domaine Coche-Dury.
In the Vineyard
As all top domaines, the magic starts in the vineyards. Since taking over the estate, Vincent Dureuil has worked under organic principles and has adopted the best practices of modern viticulture.
Throughout the year all vineyard work is done following the lunar calendar. Pruning is conducted rather late using Guyot and Guyot-Poussard training on young vines, debuding is used to control yields and plowing of the soils is also performed to guaranty healthy aerated soils.
Every year all the grapes are hand-harvested when perfect balance of sugar and acidity is found.
In the Cellar
Intense sorting mean only the best fruit makes it to the cellar where the approach is classic and minimalist. All movements of the wine follow the lunar calendar.
The reds are totally destemmed and go through cold macerated at 10 degrees for 8 days prior to fermentation. Fermentation begins with indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled open-fermenters. After a second 10-day maceration the wine is moved to barrels, of which 25% are new, for aging. The wine is then transferred back to stainless steel before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.
The whites are whole-cluster pressed and settle for 24 hours before being transferred to barrels where fermentation begins with indigenous yeasts. About 20% of new oak is used on the whites. Like the reds, the white wines are transferred to stainless steel before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Rully 1er Cru Blanc
Meix Cadot Vieilles Vignes
Planted by Vincent Dureuil’s great-grandfather in the 1920s, the 0.44-hectare parcel of Meix Cadot produces very little but beautiful fruit.
Rully 1er Cru Blanc
Meix Cadot
The climat Le Meix Cadot is the largest of Rully’s 1er Crus encompassing multiple lieux-dits: Le Meix Cadot, La Chaumes and La Bergerie. It sites on a mini plateau east of the village. This cuvée comes from one hectare of vines planted in 1975.
Rully 1er Cru Blanc
Margotés
Not far from the lieu-dit Chêne, the southeast-facing vineyard of Margotés was planted in 1946 (0.82 ha) and 2015 (0.7ha).
Rully 1er Cru Blanc
Vauvry
Form the southern section of the village; Vauvry is a site with white marls limestone soils. Dureuil-Janthial’s 0.32-hectare plot was planted in 2008.
Rully 1er Cru Blanc
Chapitre
Located in the heart of Rully’s 1er Cru slope Chapitre sits just above the village. East facing, the chardonnay vines here were planted in 2000.
Rully 1er Cru Blanc
Grésigny Vieilles Vignes
Ideally located on the hills of Mont Palais, the 1er Cru Grésigny has rocky soils. Dureuil-Janthial’s 0.7-hectare plot was planted in 1945.
Rully Village Blanc
Maizières
Maizières is a rather large lieu-dit east of the village of Rully. East facing this vineyard is one of the most mineral sites in Rully. Dureuil-Janthial’s vines here were planted in 1997 and 2001.
Rully Village Blanc
Chêne
Chêne is one of Rully’s highest-altitude vineyards and also one of its coolest. Very chalky the east-facing plot is adjacent to the 1er cru Margotés. Dureuil-Janthial’s vines in this lieu-dit were planed in 1975.
Rully Village Blanc
This Rully Blanc is made from four Lieu-dits vineyards: La Martelle, La Chaponnière, La Bergerie and Le Meix Cadot. The vines were planted between 1949 and 2007 and cover a total of 3.31 hectares.
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Champs Gains
The 1er Cru Champs Gains is located above Folatières on a southeast-facing slope near the village of Blagny. Planted in 1974 the domaine’s vines cover 0.19 hectares.
Puligny-Montrachet Village
Corvée des vignes
The 1er Cru Champs Gains is located above Folatières on a southeast-facing slope near the village of Blagny. Planted in 1974 the domaine’s vines cover 0.19 hectares.
Bourgogne Chardonnay
Dureuil-Janthial Bourgogne Chardonnay comes from a 1.12-hectare plot in the lieu-dit of La Combe in the commune of Puligny-Montrachet. The majority of the vines here were planted between 1953 and 1965.
Bourgogne Aligoté
The Bourgogne Aligoté comes from 0.57 hectares of vine planted in 1985 in the lieu-dits Bas de Chauchoux in the appellation of Rully.
Rully 1er Cru Rouge
Chapitre
Located in the heart of Rully’s premier cru slope Chapitre is found just above the village. East facing, the domaine 0.66-hectare parcel of pinot noir was planted in 1958.
Rully 1er Cru Rouge
La Fosse
At the very center of the appellation, the climat of La Fosse counts three south-facing plots close to the village of Rully. With limestone clay soils covered by gravels this sunny vineyard benefits great drainage. Planted in 1973 the family’s plot totals 0.22 hectares.
Rully 1er Cru Rouge
Les Clous
Located on a steep slop underneath Raclots and Raboucé the climat of Les Clous is oriented east and south-east.
Rully Village Rouge
En Guesnes
This Rully village rouge En Guesnes is made from vines planted in 1950 and 1978. Adjacent to the 1er Cru le Meix Cadot this plot of pinot noir is neighbor to some of Rully’s most prized plots.
Rully Village Rouge
Maizières
The sunny, gently sloping parcel of Maizières is where Vincent Dureuil typically begins his harvest. The pinot noir vines here were planted in 1998 and cover 0.5 hectares.
Rully Village Rouge
This Rully Village rouge is made of grapes from 3 lieu-dits in Rully: Le Meix Cadot (planted in 1978), En Rosey (planted in 1974) and Montagne de Remenot (planted in 1980).
Mercurey Village Rouge
This Mercuey village rouge is made from a 0.33-hectare parcel of older pinot noir vines in the lieu-dit Les Doués.
Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
Clos des Argillières
Clos des Argillières is a partially walled plot within the larger Les Argillières vineyard in Premeaux-Prissey .The family’s vines were planted in 1942. Soils, in comparison with the main vineyards of Nuits, are “terre blanche,” primarily limestone with higher concentrations of chalk and clay.
Nuits-Saint-Georges Village
The domaine Nuits-Saint-Georges comes from an east-facing plot located south of the appellation of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Prémeaux-Prissey. The 0.9-hectare parcel was planted in 1958 on limestone-clay soils.
Bourgogne Pinot Noir
The grapes used in this Bourgogne Pinot Noir come from a plot east of the village of Prémeaux-Prissey planted between 1969 and 2004 and a plot in the center of the village of Puligny-Montrachet planted in 1968.
Bourgogne Passetoutgrain
Made of 90% pinot noir and 10% gamay this Bourgogne Passetoutgrain comes from the lieu-dit of Mordeloup in the village of Rully.
