The Clos St.-Denis reveals a light to medium ruby color, and a sweet, gamey nose of smoked meats, red fruits, and herbs. Medium-bodied, with beautiful purity of flavor, a silky, elegant personality, some opulence, and good sweetness of fruit, this wine is structured, but not as ferociously tannic and tough as the Charmes-Chambertin. Cellar it for 1-2 years and drink it over the following 8-9. While Domaine Dujac's 1993s possess some of the characteristic Jacques Seysses precociousness, they also contain plenty of structure and tannin. To my surprise, Seysses feels that the 1993 vintage is "one of his greatest, even better than 1990," which he now dismisses as "over-ripe" and "atypical."
Importer: Wilson-Daniels, St. Helena, CA; tel. (707) 963-9661