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Domaine Dujac

Domaine Dujac is the archetype of the modern Burgundy success story: Jacques Seysses, a Parisian biscuit heir with no winemaking background, purchased the small Morey-St-Denis estate in 1967 and spent the following four decades building it into one of the Côte de Nuits' most respected names. The approach from the outset was studious and internationalist — Seysses travelled to Bordeaux, California, and Alsace to understand what great wine looked like, then applied those observations back to Burgundy. The signature was whole-cluster fermentation with a significant percentage of whole bunches (stems included), yielding wines of extraordinary aromatic complexity and tannic fineness. Dujac's Grand Crus — Clos de la Roche, Clos St-Denis, Chambertin, and Échézeaux — represent some of the Côte de Nuits' most sought-after bottles. Today Seysses's children Jeremy and Diana run the estate alongside their spouses, maintaining the whole-cluster philosophy while gradually extending the portfolio. At auction, Dujac consistently ranks in the top ten most-traded Burgundy domaines by lot volume, with particular depth in Clos de la Roche — the estate's flagship — which offers exceptional value relative to its quality ceiling.