Domaine Jacques Prieur has nine grands crus from Musigny to Le Montrachet and fourteen premiers crus from Puligny-Montrachet to Beaune. This remarkable patchwork of holdings was assembled piece by piece over the years, a carefully compiled jigsaw of the choicest plots.
Three events are key to the recent history of the domain. The first was the purchase of the majority share from the Prieur family by Jean-Pierre Labruyère in 1988; second was the appointment in 1990 of Nadine Gublin as head winemaker; and the third was the succession of Jean-Pierre Labruyère’s son Edouard to manage the
estates in 2008.
THE FAMILY
The family has owned the eponymous Domaine Labruyère in Moulin-à-Vent since 1850. The current incumbent, the energetic and ambitious Edouard Labruyère, has run the family’s estates since 2008 when he took over from his father.
Outside Burgundy and Beaujolais, the family also owns Château Rouget in Pomerol and Champagne Labruyère. The latter is a brand new grand cru estate in Verzenay, Montagne de Reims, the first wines of which we will release later this year.
THE VINEYARDS OF DOMAINE JACQUES PRIEUR
THE CELLAR
Nadine Gublin destems most of the Pinot Noir, although, in 2015, more full bunches were used than average due to the excellent ripeness of the stems. There is a double sorting table, to make doubly sure the grapes are pristine. Red wine maceration lasts around 20 days, consisting of three to five days of naturally cold soak before fermentation, with a post-fermentation maceration of five to six days. New oak is around 50-80% for the grands crus and 30% for the premiers crus. For the white wines, the grapes are pressed immediately using a pneumatic press and transferred to stainless steel vats for 12-14 hours’ settling. Around 20 months élevage is the norm, with 100% malolactic conversion. There is no bâtonnage, 2007 having been the last vintage at the domaine in which lees stirring was employed. Only natural yeasts are used. Since 2008, the red and white wines have been made in separate cellars to preserve their different natural yeast strains.
THE TEAM
Edouard Labruyère
Edouard Labruyère was born in 1976 at the original family domaine in Moulin-à-Vent, Beaujolais. Following a short period as a diplomat in Africa, he returned to the world of wine in 2003, working as a courtier in Bordeaux from 2003 until 2008. Edouard joined the family wine group in 2008, since when he has been responsible for Domaine Jacques Prieur, Domaine Labruyère (Moulin-à-Vent) and Château Rouget (Pomerol). Along with the nascent Champagne Labruyère, this sees Edouard travelling in seemingly endless circles around France.
Nadine Gublin
Nadine has been head winemaker at Domaine Labruyère since 1988. She is a recipient of the ‘Winemaker of the Year’ award from the Revue de Vin de France, the only French woman to have been so recognised.
Daniel Godefroy
Daniel has been in charge of the vineyards of Domaine Jacques Prieur since 1997. Born into a winemaking family in the Loire’s Saint-Nicolas-de Bourgueil, Daniel worked in Alsace for 12 years, five of which were spent at Domaine Zind-Humbrecht.
DOMAINE JACQUES PRIEUR
Address: 6 Rue des Santenots
21190 Meursault
France
Phone: +33 3 80 21 23 85
