| Region of production: | Côte d’Or |
| Winery Location: | Gevrey-Chambertin |
| Year Established: | 1923 |
Vineyard Holdings
9.88 ha
- Chambertin Grand Cru: 0.05 ha Pinot Noir, 90-year-old vines
- Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru: 0.47 ha Pinot Noir, 35-year-old vines
- Mazoyères-Chambertin Grand Cru: 0.22 ha Pinot Noir, 30-year-old vines
- Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru: 0.22 ha Pinot Noir, 70-year-old vines
- Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru: 45-year-old Chardonnay vines
- Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux Saint-Jacques Premier Cru: 0.13 ha Pinot Noir, 45-year-old vines
- Gevrey-Chambertin Champeaux Premier Cru: 0.32 ha Pinot Noir, 55-year-old vines
- Gevrey-Chambertin Petite Chapelle Premier Cru: 0.32 ha Pinot Noir, 50-year-old vines
- Gevrey-Chambertin Evocelles: 0.68 ha Pinot Noir, 65-year-old vines
Top Wines Produced
- Chambertin Grand Cru
- Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
- Mazoyères-Chambertin Grand Cru
- Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru
- Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
- Gevrey-Chambertin Lavaux Saint-Jacques Premier Cru
- Gevrey-Chambertin Champeaux Premier Cru
- Gevrey-Chambertin Petite Chapelle Premier Cru
- Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru: from small holdings in Fonteny, Corbeaux, and Perrière
- Gevrey-Chambertin “Coeur du Roy”: from three village parcels, including vines planted in 1910
- Gevrey-Chambertin Evocelles
Inaugural Vintages
- Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru in 2011
- Meursault in 2003
- Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot Premier Cru in 2004
Average Total Production
- N/A
Summary
Bernard Dugat joined his father Pierre at the family domaine in 1975. They began to domaine-bottle their wines for the first time in 1989. In 1994 Bernard changed the domaine’s name to Dugat-Py, appending his wife Jocylene’s maiden name to avoid confusion with his cousin Claude Dugat’s wines in Gevrey-Chambertin. Bernard has increased the size of the domaine with help from investors and friends by purchasing vineyards in Vosne-Romanée, Pommard, Meursault, Chassagne-Montrachet, Pernand-Vergelesses, and Corton-Charlemagne. All domaine vineyards have been organically farmed since 2003, and the domaine maintains a very old average vine age. Yields are quite low due to the older vine age, as well as strict shoot-thinning and green-harvesting. (Bernard was one of the first Burgundy producers to adopt this latter technique in the early 1990s.) The domaine’s wines are highly sought after, particularly in the US.
Style & Vinification Techniques
The Dugat-Py wines are very concentrated and lavishly oaked. Generally, the grapes are vinified 30-50% whole cluster, and fermentation starts naturally in cement or oak fermenters after 2-7 days. Pigeage is practiced twice a day, and there is no remontage, Bernard preferring to avoid the extra oxygenation. The wines are aged in casks for 18 months, with 10% new oak for the Bourgogne Rouge, 60% for the Pernand-Vergelesses and Meursault, and 100% new oak for the remaining wines.
Producer Website: Bernard Dugat-Py