Dureuil-Janthial Rully Rouge 'Mazières' 2008

Vincent Dureuil has transformed his family’s estate into the leading name in the Côte Chalonnaise in less than a generation. Finely crafted white and red Burgundies that remain keenly priced in a time of big increases, Dureuil-Janthial has become a ‘go to’ domaine by those in the know.

Dureuil-Janthial extends across the south of Burgundy around the village of Rully, as well as to two tiny plots in Puligny-Montrachet and Nuits-Saint-Georges. Rully is traditionally seen as humble terroir, where many growers long prioritised quantity over quality and sold their crop to negociants, but its south-easterly, clay-limestone slopes have much in common with the Côte d’Or’s best vineyards just a few kilometres north. Dureuil’s meticulous farming and adroit winemaking is pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved here.

Although famed for his single-vineyard Chardonnays, Dureuil is equally adept at red winemaking – a rare skill that only a handful of Burgundians have mastered.