Vincent Dureuil-Janthial

The last man to leave the vineyards is likely to be Vincent Dureuil-Janthial, thanks to his readiness to risk a late harvest in order to get the fullest maturity from his grapes. The result is wines the way he likes them: taut, tempting, with good minerality and perceptible acidity. Now 37 years old he is no longer a discovery but a fixed asset. Today he heads a domaine of 17 hectares (60% whites, 40% reds) and since 1994 has been working 3.5 hectares of those vines under his own name. And with happy results! "The 2002 vintage achieves exactly the results I have been aiming for," says Vincent Dureeuil, by way of explanation. Succeeding vintages were from the same mould and today the quality of his Rully wines rivals the great whites of the nearby Côte des Blancs. Aware of the need for sustainable development, he has experimented with biodynamic methods on some 5 hectares and envisages extending them to the whole domaine. This vigneron, who likes to make his whites in the vineyard and his reds in the cellars, admits to a slight preference for the Meix Cadot 1er cru planted by his great-grandfather.

Millésime 2005:

Rully 1^er cru blanc Chapitre – 3 grappes

Rully 1^er cru blanc le Meix Cadot Vieilles Vignes – 2 grappes

Rully 1^er cru blanc le Meix Cadot – 2 grappes

Rully 1^er cru blanc les Margotés – 2 grappes

Rully blanc Maizières – 3 grappes

Rully blanc – 3 grappes

Rully rouge Maizières – 3 grappes

Rully rouge – 3 grappes

Rully rouge en Guesnes – 2 grappes