We are very pleased to offer the wines of Dufouleur Frères, run by cousins François-Xavier (FX) and Marc Dufouleur, based in Nuits-Saint-Georges, Burgundy.
They are three classically styled Village level wines from the Côte de Nuits, the home of Pinot Noir in the northern part of the Côte d’Or. All of them are from 2014, a “classic” vintage in the best sense: charming, fresh and savoury.
“My aim with my cousin Marc when we returned to the domaine was to do something small but beautiful with 10,000 cases of wine per year, or so”
“I think we should concentrate on a few appellations but do them well – we are a small domaine and winery – we have both domaine and négoce, and I’m proud of that.”
F.X.: ‘We are lucky to have a lot of things, and yes, we have 0.1 ha of Musigny – just 500 bottles – but our Clos de Vougeot is usually better.’
In addition to the Musigny, there is a little Chambolle-Musigny Argillières and Les Herbues owned. Four plots of Nuits-St-Georges Villages are owned – Chouillet north of the town and Belle Croix, Tribourg and Rue de Chaux (villages) south of the town.
FX notes that: ‘The village plots don’t offer lots of structure, but they seem to have power. NSG is an appellation where it seems to make sense to blend various plots – a bit like Gevrey.’
They own a small piece of Les St.Georges, ‘so we are happy to be part of the process in making it better known, and who knows, maybe a Grand Cru’.
There are two small plots in Vosne-Romanée; Les Jacquines and (almost in Nuits) Aux Ravioles. Then a small strip of Clos Vougeot in the Grand Maupertui zone.
There is Gevrey-Chambertin from Les Evocelles, and from Combe Dessus which sits just below the Château de Gevrey.
Côte de Nuits Le Vaucrain and Les Fourches (Vaucrain is usualy more interesting according to FX) near the Clos de Maréchale.
Finally from the Côte de Nuits is a little bourgogne at the limit of Nuits (almost Hautes Côtes). Heading south there is just one vineyard in the CdB in Pommard – quite high and late ripening – 0.5 hectares of archetypal Pommard says FX, adding that a good vintage brings elegance!
Finally, there’s also a little Mercurey, from two plots.
We have three Village level wines to offer today – Chambolle-Musigny, Vosne-Romanée, and Nuits-St-Georges, all from the 2014 vintage.
Stephen Brook and Gérard Basset OBE MW MS, in their Burgundy 2014 Vintage Overview for Decanter.com categorised the vintage as ‘Classic’ Burgundy for red wines.
From the Decanter article:
The reds, especially in the Côte de Nuits, are less voluptuous and rich than 2009 or 2012, but also riper than 2008, which had a similar growing season.
As with the whites, there are many forward wines for drinking over the next eight to 10 years, as well as superb wines from the top vineyards that should age well.
Thierry Brouin at LVMH-owned Clos des Lambrays in Morey-St-Denis believes 2014 is a great vintage that may be overlooked after all the praise already being heaped on the Burgundy 2015 crop.
Jacques Devauges at the neighbouring Clos de Tart was less concerned: ‘We’ve had a succession of small harvests coupled with high worldwide demand, so I’m not worried about the 2014s, which are full of charm and flesh.’
Dufouleur Frères – Burgundy, France
We are very pleased to offer the wines of Dufouleur Frères, run by cousins François-Xavier (FX) and Marc Dufouleur, based in Nuits-Saint-Georges, Burgundy.
They are three classically styled Village level wines from the Côte de Nuits, the home of Pinot Noir in the northern part of the Côte d’Or. All of them are from 2014, a “classic” vintage in the best sense: charming, fresh and savoury.
The domaine’s vines:
From burgundy-report.com
F.X.: ‘We are lucky to have a lot of things, and yes, we have 0.1 ha of Musigny – just 500 bottles – but our Clos de Vougeot is usually better.’
In addition to the Musigny, there is a little Chambolle-Musigny Argillières and Les Herbues owned. Four plots of Nuits-St-Georges Villages are owned – Chouillet north of the town and Belle Croix, Tribourg and Rue de Chaux (villages) south of the town.
FX notes that: ‘The village plots don’t offer lots of structure, but they seem to have power. NSG is an appellation where it seems to make sense to blend various plots – a bit like Gevrey.’
They own a small piece of Les St.Georges, ‘so we are happy to be part of the process in making it better known, and who knows, maybe a Grand Cru’.
There are two small plots in Vosne-Romanée; Les Jacquines and (almost in Nuits) Aux Ravioles. Then a small strip of Clos Vougeot in the Grand Maupertui zone.
There is Gevrey-Chambertin from Les Evocelles, and from Combe Dessus which sits just below the Château de Gevrey.
Côte de Nuits Le Vaucrain and Les Fourches (Vaucrain is usualy more interesting according to FX) near the Clos de Maréchale.
Finally from the Côte de Nuits is a little bourgogne at the limit of Nuits (almost Hautes Côtes). Heading south there is just one vineyard in the CdB in Pommard – quite high and late ripening – 0.5 hectares of archetypal Pommard says FX, adding that a good vintage brings elegance!
Finally, there’s also a little Mercurey, from two plots.
We have three Village level wines to offer today – Chambolle-Musigny, Vosne-Romanée, and Nuits-St-Georges, all from the 2014 vintage.
Stephen Brook and Gérard Basset OBE MW MS, in their Burgundy 2014 Vintage Overview for Decanter.com categorised the vintage as ‘Classic’ Burgundy for red wines.
From the Decanter article:
The reds, especially in the Côte de Nuits, are less voluptuous and rich than 2009 or 2012, but also riper than 2008, which had a similar growing season.
As with the whites, there are many forward wines for drinking over the next eight to 10 years, as well as superb wines from the top vineyards that should age well.
Thierry Brouin at LVMH-owned Clos des Lambrays in Morey-St-Denis believes 2014 is a great vintage that may be overlooked after all the praise already being heaped on the Burgundy 2015 crop.
Jacques Devauges at the neighbouring Clos de Tart was less concerned: ‘We’ve had a succession of small harvests coupled with high worldwide demand, so I’m not worried about the 2014s, which are full of charm and flesh.’