Domaine Vincent Dureuil-Janthial Rully Blanc 2020

This is the estate's village white, coming only from domaine-grown fruit. The 2019 was drawn from five organically managed plots: La Martelle, La Bergerie, En Guesnes, Chaponnière and Le Meix Cadot. The vines have an average age of 40-plus years, with the oldest approaching 100 years-staggering for the Chalonnaise. Dureuil's fastidiousness in the vineyard and cellar have produced a super-intense, vibrant white, with a lot more chalky tension and flesh than you should expect for the level. The wine was entirely vinified in barrel, with 20% new oak (Vincent uses the Chassin cooperage, barrels among Burgundy's finest).

"The 2020 Rully Blanc is deep and vibrant, revealing notes of pear, freshly baked bread, Meyer lemon, mint and hazelnuts. Medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny, with lively acids and an elegant, complete profile, it's beautifully balanced." 90+ points, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Sub Region: Rully