Domaine DUJAC Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits 2024

Domaine DUJAC Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2024

Domaine Dujac Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 2024 is a red Burgundy from a small, highly regarded holding in one of the Côte de Nuits’ great Grand Crus. Made from 100% Pinot Noir on the lower, east-southeast-facing slope between Morey-Saint-Denis and Gevrey-Chambertin, it combines Dujac’s perfumed, finely structured style with the freshness, precision and reduced yields of the challenging 2024 vintage.

Technical Details

• Producer: Domaine Dujac, Morey-Saint-Denis, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France

• Wine: Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru

• Appellation: Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Côte de Nuits

• Vintage: 2024

• Grape variety: 100% Pinot Noir

• Vineyard: Charmes-Chambertin, including parcels in Aux Charmes and Mazoyères ou Charmes

• Domaine holding: Approximately 0.70 hectares

• Vineyard location: Between Morey-Saint-Denis to the south and Gevrey-Chambertin to the north

• Vineyard position: Lower slope, east of the Grand Cru road

• Altitude: 261–280 metres

• Aspect: East–southeast

• Average slope: 3%

• Soil: Thin, stony soils over Comblanchien limestone and crinoidal limestone

• Harvest: Manual

• Fermentation: Whole-bunch fermentation, with little or no destemming depending on the vintage

• Yeasts: Indigenous

• Ageing: Approximately 14–18 months in French oak barrels

• Bottle size: 750 ml

• Release status: Not yet ready for release; en primeur allocation wine

• Serving temperature: 15–17°C once mature

The Producer

Domaine Dujac is one of Burgundy’s most celebrated estates, founded in 1967 by Jacques Seysses and now led by the Seysses family. The domaine is known for fragrant, finely textured Pinot Noirs that emphasize transparency, elegance and terroir expression.

Dujac holds approximately 0.70 hectares in Charmes-Chambertin, split between the Aux Charmes and Mazoyères ou Charmes climats. The estate’s approach combines meticulous vineyard work, whole-bunch fermentation, indigenous yeasts and long barrel ageing, producing wines that are often aromatic and ethereal in youth but built to age.

Vineyard and Terroir

Charmes-Chambertin lies between Morey-Saint-Denis and Gevrey-Chambertin, on the lower part of the Grand Cru slope. Dujac’s parcels sit at 261–280 metres on a gentle 3% gradient, facing east-southeast.

The soils are thin and stony, ranging from 20 to 50 centimetres deep. In the eastern section, they contain fine-grained white Comblanchien limestone; in the western section, reddish-brown soils with crinoidal limestone fragments. A geological fault beneath the Grand Cru brings together these two limestone types, contributing to the site’s complexity.

The 2024 Vintage

The 2024 Burgundy growing season was exceptionally difficult, with heavy rainfall, cool temperatures and widespread mildew pressure. Humid flowering conditions caused significant coulure and reduced crop levels, while persistent rain made vineyard management demanding.

In the Côte de Nuits, the surviving fruit was generally healthy, but quantities were low. The resulting reds are expected to show cool-vintage freshness, moderate alcohol, vibrant acidity and fine tannins, with aromatic precision rather than overt richness.

Winemaking and Ageing

Dujac’s Pinot Noir is hand-harvested and typically vinified with whole bunches, with the proportion of stems adjusted according to the character of the vintage. Fermentation uses indigenous yeasts and lasts around two weeks, beginning with light pigeage and later gentle remontage for a softer extraction.

After pressing, the wine is moved by gravity to the cellar and aged for approximately 14–18 months in French oak barrels. Dujac selects its barrels well in advance to ensure proper seasoning, seeking subtle oak integration that supports the wine’s fruit, spice and structural finesse.

Expected Tasting Profile

As an unreleased 2024, this wine should be understood as a tightly wound, aromatic Grand Cru with significant ageing potential. Charmes-Chambertin is often characterized by red and dark cherry fruit, floral lift, spice and a supple yet structured palate.

Dujac’s version is likely to show its signature perfume and transparency: red cherry, raspberry, dark berry fruit, violets, sweet spice and subtle earthy notes. The 2024 vintage should bring additional freshness and tension, with fine-grained tannins and a long, mineral finish.

Aroma and flavour: red cherry, raspberry, dark berries, violets, rose petal, sweet spice, forest floor, subtle earth and mineral notes.

Palate: medium- to full-bodied, silky yet structured, with fine tannins, vibrant acidity, layered fruit and a long, perfumed finish.

Style: a refined, age-worthy Grand Cru Pinot Noir—fragrant, transparent and elegant, with Dujac’s characteristic lift and a cool-vintage sense of precision.

Drinking Window

As an unreleased 2024 Grand Cru, this is primarily a cellaring wine. It should benefit from several years in bottle after release, allowing its tannins, oak and aromatic complexity to integrate.

A realistic drinking window is likely to begin around 2030–2034 and extend for two decades or more under good cellar conditions. Serve it initially at 15–17°C and allow it plenty of air to open.

Food Pairing

Once mature, pair it with roast duck, pheasant, guinea fowl, venison, lamb or beef in a light red-wine sauce. Its acidity and fine tannins also suit mushroom-based dishes, truffle preparations and semi-aged cheeses such as Époisses, Comté or Cîteaux.

Avoid very spicy or heavily smoked dishes, which can overwhelm the wine’s delicate fruit, floral aromatics and fine structure.

Collector Note

This is a rare allocation wine from one of Burgundy’s most sought-after producers, made from a small holding in a great Grand Cru. Dujac’s Charmes-Chambertin is produced in limited quantities, and the reduced yields of the 2024 vintage are likely to make availability especially tight.

The combination of Dujac’s reputation, the limestone-rich Charmes-Chambertin terroir and the freshness of the 2024 vintage makes this a compelling long-term proposition for collectors of age-worthy red Burgundy.

Recommended serving: after several years of cellaring, open and decant for 1–2 hours before serving at 15–17°C; use a large Burgundy glass to allow its perfume and layered fruit to unfold.

Vineyard notes:

"CHARMES CHAMBERTIN Grand Cru The Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru lies between the village of Morey-Saint-Denis to the south and Gevrey-Chambertin to the north. The plot lies east of the Grand Cru wine route, at the bottom of the hillside, where the slope is slight (3%). The plot ranges in altitude from 261 to 280 meters. The lieu-dit faces east-southeast. The soil changes from east to west. In the eastern part, the soil is 20 to 50 cm thick, and stony, with angular-to-blunt, fine-grained white Comblanchien limestone fragments. In the western part of the plot, the reddish-brown soil is of a similar thickness, with blunt crinoidal limestone fragments (calcaire à Entroques). Two types of substratum underlie the Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru. The compact Comblanchien limestone in the eastern part of the plot is in contact with crinoidal limestone (calcaire à Entroques) in the western part, indicating the presence of a fault underlying this Grand Cru."

Classification

Grand Cru

Drinking Window

2027-2050

Alcohol ABV

13%

Sweetness

Dry

Ageing

The wines will spend 14 to 18 months in oak barrels. We buy the wood two years in advance to guarantee sufficient drying time for the quality of our barrels. Elevage plays a key role in refining the tannins, which is why we use a significant proportion of new wood.

Winemaking

Our grapes are vinified with little or no destemming, depending on the nature of the vintage. Only indigenous yeasts are used to preserve the authentic origin of the wines. Fermentation lasts about two weeks with some light punching down at the start, then pumping over for a smoother extraction towards the end of fermentation. The main concern is the balance between firmness and suppleness for the tannins. After being lightly pressed in a pneumatic press, the wines are transferred to the cellar by gravity.