Paul et Marie Jacqueson Rully Rouge Les Chaponnieres

Founded by Henri Jacqueson in 1947, succeeded by his son Paul in 1972 and joined by Paul’s daughter Marie in 2006, and more recently by his son Pierre, this domaine has long been recognised as one of the very best in the Côte Chalonnaise and its wines adorn the lists of many of the finest restaurants in France. They have 18 hectares of wonderfully sited vines, many of which are very old, and prune hard to reduce yields to around 35 hl/ha. They only work the vineyards manually, with very minimal vine treatments. They are one of very few producers in the village (together with Dureuil-Janthial) to hand-pick everything. The reds are generous, sweet, pure and accessible. They give great pleasure on release but age extremely well. “Chaponnières”is on quite deep clay/limestone soils, planted in 1985, and has generous, crunchy fruit.