Domaine Jaeger Defaix Rully Rouge 1er Cru Clos du Chapître 2021

Reminiscent of a good Nuits-Saint-Georges, it opens with a core of sweet fruit, earth and spice, and its supple, deep-pile texture is cut by lots of energy and snap. In short, a cracking vintage for this cuvée. When you factor in the price (this is a 1er Cru wine) and remember that many in the Côte d'Or are charging similar or even higher prices for Bourgogne-level wines, it’s a no-brainer. The Clos du Chapître is a Monopole vineyard for this producer. There is also manual sorting of bunches in order to keep only the most beautiful clusters of fruit. This year, only 20% of whole bunches were retained and the wine was aged in oak barrels (50% new) for 15 months before bottling.