HARVEY NICHOLS Rully Blanc 2019
- SKU:
- 3472130
- UPC:
- 2310058238620
Jean-François Coche-Dury is frequently described as one of the greatest winemakers on Earth. Ask him what he likes to drink and he says: “If I see his name [Vincent Dureuil] on a wine list, I don’t give it a second thought and simply order his wine.” This huge praise is well deserved, Dureuil is one of those rare winemakers who is equally adept with red and white. And that’s why La Revue du Vin de France crowned him Winemaker of the Year 2019.
Pronounced ‘Doo-ray John-tea-arl’, Vincent Dureuil-Janthial is much loved by those in the know. Writing for Wine Advocate, critic Neal Martin says: “If someone asks me which wines from Rully they should seek out, I pause for a moment trying to remember the pronunciation before announcing: Dureuil-Janthial.” Fellow wine critic and Burgundy expert Allen agrees: “Dureuil continues to fashion some of the very best wines in the Côte Chalonnaise… Given how inexpensive the wines are in most markets I highly recommend them to you for both quality and value.”
2019 was an excellent vintage for Burgundy. Bernard Hervet, the former director of Faiveley and Bouchard said that it could “perhaps rival 1865, the greatest vintage of all.” That makes this Rully Blanc a particularly intriguing prospect.
The Chardonnay grapes were picked from four lieux-dits (La Martelle, Chaponnière, La Bergerie and Le Meix Cadot) planted between 1949 and 2007. This gives a perfect balance of richness and complexity from the old vines and vigour and vim from the younger ones. Fermented in barrels and aged in oak for 12 months, this delivers serious bang for the buck. A glorious accompaniment to just about any food you care to imagine (although we’ve got our eye on it for Christmas day), or simply sip it on its own. Either way, it’s a win-win.
SKU No.: 3472130
Style No.: 887931
Region: Burgundy
Grapes: Chardonnay
Closure: Cork
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 13.5%
Volume: 750ml
Allergens: Sulphites
Jean-François Coche-Dury is frequently described as one of the greatest winemakers on Earth. Ask him what he likes to drink and he says: “If I see his name [Vincent Dureuil] on a wine list, I don’t give it a second thought and simply order his wine.” This huge praise is well deserved, Dureuil is one of those rare winemakers who is equally adept with red and white. And that’s why La Revue du Vin de France crowned him Winemaker of the Year 2019.
Pronounced ‘Doo-ray John-tea-arl’, Vincent Dureuil-Janthial is much loved by those in the know. Writing for Wine Advocate, critic Neal Martin says: “If someone asks me which wines from Rully they should seek out, I pause for a moment trying to remember the pronunciation before announcing: Dureuil-Janthial.” Fellow wine critic and Burgundy expert Allen agrees: “Dureuil continues to fashion some of the very best wines in the Côte Chalonnaise… Given how inexpensive the wines are in most markets I highly recommend them to you for both quality and value.”
2019 was an excellent vintage for Burgundy. Bernard Hervet, the former director of Faiveley and Bouchard said that it could “perhaps rival 1865, the greatest vintage of all.” That makes this Rully Blanc a particularly intriguing prospect.
The Chardonnay grapes were picked from four lieux-dits (La Martelle, Chaponnière, La Bergerie and Le Meix Cadot) planted between 1949 and 2007. This gives a perfect balance of richness and complexity from the old vines and vigour and vim from the younger ones. Fermented in barrels and aged in oak for 12 months, this delivers serious bang for the buck. A glorious accompaniment to just about any food you care to imagine (although we’ve got our eye on it for Christmas day), or simply sip it on its own. Either way, it’s a win-win.
SKU No.: 3472130
Style No.: 887931