2023 Jaeger-Defaix Rully Blanc 1er Cru Rabourcé, Burgundy

A more floral width of aroma. Really wide, a more juicy style of wine that has an obvious minerality. Such width to this flavour. The accent of the barrel would have me waiting 2-3 years before drinking but this is a great Rully!!” 

Bill Nanson, Burgundy Report

“Excellent density infiltrates the powerful, well-proportioned mouthfeel. Apple pie spice, cherimoya and quince create fireworks on the palate. Aged in tonneaux for up to 18 months, the suavely massaged acidity gives this nicely supporting peps.”

93 points, Christy Canterbury MW, Tim Atkin Burgundy Report

Diam. Rabourcé has traditionally been nicknamed ‘the Montrachet of Rully’ for the richness and power it delivers. It is a very steep site west of the village, above the highly regarded Cloux vineyard and just below the woods. The soils are mainly white limestone-rich clay. The Defaix vines are between 40 and 45 years old. Rabourcé is always one of Rully’s first vineyards to ripen, and Defaix’s 2023 is a superb example—a wine of impressive depth and power. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and was raised in used oak barrels.