2006 Domaine David Duband, Clos Vougeot, Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, Clos Vougeot, Grand Cru

Monks first planted vine in Clos de Vougeot in the 12th century. Nowadays, protected by a wall of stones, Clos de Vougeot is the biggest grand cru area in Burgundy.

The vineyard of Clos de Vougeot is shared amongst 80 owners. It generates a lot of troubles for wine tasters as the average production per owner is a little bit more than 1,000 bottles!

Installed in 1991 on the family estate, David Duband now operates 17 hectares bio (including six owned) Côte de Nuits with the financial support of Francois Feuillet. The work in the vineyard and in the winery is made in order to obtain wines respecting the identity of the land while treating the finesse of the tannins and developing fruity aromas extraction. The 2007 David Duband wines are very delicate and fruit with excellent minerality and purity.

Today, the grower does not use more than 30% new oak, is tempted by the entire harvest technique, uses no herbicides since 1998 and switched to organic treatment since 2004. If the method has evolved over the vintages to assert a Duband « style », his passion does not change: « I love fruit in my wines », says David Duband recommending to drink his wines in five years. David Duband makes the following analysis: « It is not because a wine is good when it’s young, that it will not get older. »It is up to the amateur to choose how he loves his Duband.

He has a new cellar at Chevannes, a  functional cathedral with a storage capacity of 960 barrels.

This Clos Vougeot of David Duband is made from bought grapes. They practice a special technique for their great wines, called “vendange pédicelle”, only the big main raid of the grapes is removed, so that the fermentation takes place inside the bay. The wine is then aged 16 months in oak barrels.