TN: 1976 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche

WINE TALK
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  • 1976 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru (12/16/2013)
    During a visit to Dujac 6 year’s ago Jacques Seysses explained a bit about this vintage describing how it was a hot year and that a friend and mentor of his from Beaujolais had convinced him to let the fruit hang a little longer in hot years believing that fast ripening may not lead to proper phenolic ripeness. So that he wasn’t tempted to pick Jacques headed off to Bordeaux for a week of tasting mid-vintage in this year.

Last night’s bottle of 76 Clos La Roche (Roz must have chosen the label in 76) was in fine form. It had a fair bit of cellar stink when first opened but breathed up really well. There were notes of dried fig, sweet meats, baked earth and forest floor. There was some sappy/stemsy lift to the wine and it was sweet and textural in the mouth. It felt like a wine from a warm year but still possessed good brightness and energy.

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awesome! great note Jeremy. I’m dying to try a pre 90 dujac CDLR.

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Sounds like treat! Thanks for sharing.

I keep wondering if 2003 might end up something like this in 20-30 years.

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Jeremy, thanks for your note and the background - sounds terrific!

Cheers, Howard

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I’ve only had a couple of '76s and the most recent about 4 years ago or so. Forget the producers. They were stubbornly tannic, sort of like '75 Bordeaux, but they did have character! :slight_smile: Yours sounds much better.

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Let me know next time you are in NY…think I can manage this one.