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The quality of David Duband’s wines has steadily advanced since he took over his family’s domaine in 1991. In 1999 he began the move away from conventional farming and became completely certified organic in 2006. In 2005, his friend and business partner, François Feuillet, managed to buy vineyards from Jacky Truchot, which included privileged old-vine parcels in the Grand Crus, Clos de la Roche, and Charmes-Chambertin.
- Winemaker: David Duband
- Farming: Organic
- Variety: Pinot Noir
- Terroir: This wine comes from a cooler site close to the forest on a high, steep elevation. The vineyards sit just outside of David’s hometown, Chévannes, in the Hautes-Côtes-de-Nuits. Limestone and clay with a lot of stones and very little topsoil.
- Vinification: Stems are included in all Duband wines (30-40%)
- A small dose of SO2 (7ppm) is made at crush and pigeage (punchdowns) is made by foot to not break stems and begins after fermentation starts—5 to 7 total throughout the fermentation. The fermentation is usually 17-18 days, then pressed and settled in tanks for 2-3 weeks to allow for whole cluster ferments to settle more clearly—destemmed ferments clarify quicker. Racked for the first time before the end of the year.
- Aging: Aged 14 months in 225l barrels, 30% new, racked to steel tanks 2 months before bottling. No fining or filtration.
- Tasting Note: It is a lovely wine with beautifully delineated lines and is fresher with acidity than David’s other entry-level wines (Bourgogne and Côte de Nuits Village.) Plus, weighted, earthy.