Domaine de L'Ecette (Rully)

Domaine de L'Ecette has been in the Daux family since 1983. After Vincent took over from his father in 1997 he has gradually expanded the estate from nine to eighteen hectares. He takes great pride in working only with estate-grown fruit as well as respecting the Domaine's varied terroirs, largely on classic argilo-calcaire soils.

Visting and tasting with Vincent was my final tasting on a marathon day of appointments. Whilst my palate was weary on arrival, the array of fresh, mineral whites and bright, red fruited reds soon awoke and enlivened my general demeanour. The Côte Chalonnaise was not as badly affected as other areas in Burgundy by frost and mildew and this subsequently took some of the pressure off wine makers. Vincent enthused about the more classic nature of this vintage and its elegant profile. Driving away in the evening light, watching the sun set over the magnificent, medieval, Château de Rully, which dominates the village, it was hard not to be as enthused about the wines as Vincent was.