Domaine de Villaine - Rully Le Champs Cloux Rouge 2017

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Rully wine is produced in the communes of Rully and Chagny in the Côte Chalonnaise subregion of Burgundy. The Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) Rully may be used for red and white wine with respectively Pinot noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety. Around two-thirds of the production consists of white wine, and around one-third is red. There are 23 Premier Cru vineyards within Rully AOC, but no Grand Cru vineyards exist in this part of Burgundy. The AOC was created in 1939.

Deep in color, our Rully 1er Cru "Les Champs Cloux" offers at first a closed nose but then opens up to red fruits, red current and raspberries. The palate, powerful and full bodied, remaining fresh with a slight acidity as well as maintaining a beautiful vivacity.

Domaine de Villaine Description

Aubert de Villaine deserves the accolades he receives. He is a reluctant hero, an unlikely trait in a man of such accomplishment, intellect, and inherent sense of noblesse. Heir to one of the most enviable wine legacies of all time, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, the young Aubert was more interested in literature and law than wine. After spending time in New York working for an importer of Burgundian wines, he finally returned home in the mid-nineteen sixties to assume his role as co-director of DRC.

The de Villaines farm three appellations within the Côte Chalonaise, namely Bouzeron (Aligoté), Rully (Chardonnay and Pinot Noir) and Mercurey (Pinot Noir). Their single-vineyard parcels are stunning examples of what this complex and amazing terroir can yield. Though their wines are quite enjoyable young, their ability to age well is what one might expect from a master such as de Villaine. Much of this is due to both the diversity of his vinestock and his organic and biodynamic methodology in the vineyards, both of which Aubert stands by with great conviction. He also ferments his Mercureys and Rully rouge in wood tanks, a style adopted from DRC. Pierre de Benoist, Aubert’s nephew, currently directs the domaine, upholding the sense of tradition, excellence, and standards for which it has become so well-known. In 2010, Aubert was awarded Decanter Magazine’s prestigious “Man of the Year” Award, a distinction that, unsurprisingly, the modest Aubert seemed reluctant to accept.

Burghound: 90 Points

"This is sufficiently reduced to warrant a thorough aeration if you're tempted to try a bottle young. Otherwise there is good freshness and verve to the succulent, even juicy, middle weight flavors that also flash a touch of rusticity on the complex, lingering and built-to-age finish."-Allen Meadows

Wine Advocate: 90 Points

An inviting bouquet of spice, red berries and sweet soil tones introduces the 2017 Rully 1er Cru Les Champs Cloux, a medium-bodied, charming and succulent wine with lively acids, fine depth at the core and melting tannins. More approachable out of the gates than its 2016 predecessor, it's already drinking well.