Domaine Dujac Morey St Denis 2005

93 Points - Jasper Morris

I am always a little bit apprehensive opening up a 2005 red Burgundy so early in its potential life, though maybe we can just begin to look at some village wines. I am very fond of Morey-Saint-Denis anyway, but Dujac’s village version always plays well above its station. The bouquet is wonderfully welcoming, the palate says OK, but don’t be in such a hurry. The whole bunch vinification offers a spicy touch, but in a year like 2005 it only offers a minor key alongside the concentration of delicious dark fruit, which made a great match with a dish of slow cooked pork ribs assisted by a little rosemary, thyme and (rather more) garlic. *Five Stars

92 Points - Wine Advocate

The Domaine Dujac 2005 Morey-St.-Denis – incorporating the Les Porroux vineyard around the winery – soars from the glass with odors of incense, bitter-sweet black cherry, musky florality, a Chartreuse-like aura of herbal distillates, and wood smoke pungency. In the mouth, the black cherry and cassis fruit runs really deep, persistently wreathed in herbs and flowers, with satisfying hints of fruit skin bitterness and bitter chocolate and herb low tones. Already the texture is silken. The finish – while not overly candified in character – reminds me of sucking on fruit and herbal lozenges whose bittersweet residues cling tenaciously to the palate. How much better quality can one ask of a village wine? (DS

91 Points - Burghound

This has turned out better than I foresaw with its cool, pure, spicy and notably floral nose that remains quite fresh while leading to textured and velvety middle weight flavors that brim with dry extract before culminating in a balanced, long and seductively textured finale. While this beauty of a villages level Morey has not yet reached its full potential it could actually be enjoyed now with 30 minutes or so in a decanter first. In a word, terrific