Domaine Jaeger-Defaix - Rully 1er Cru Clos du Chapitre 2024
94/100
Tim Atkin
91/100
Burghound
15,5/20
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui
"A Pinot Noir with a distinct Burgundian style, this 1er Cru will delight you right away, or it can be cellared for a few years to reach its full potential."
Best known for its whites, Rully has some excellent surprises in store when it comes to reds. Here we are in the Chapitre appellation (just below Les Cloux) on a beautiful plot, entirely surrounded by a high wall. A vineyard that’s very typical of the region, producing a Pinot Noir that’s also very Burgundian in character—refined and distinguished. A 2024 vintage bursting with fruit and defined by elegance!
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Eye
Ruby-red color, brilliant appearance
Nose
A slightly toasty bouquet of black cherry, with notes of pepper and red berries, and spices
Palate
Refined, sophisticated, and well-structured, this elegant wine embodies the quintessential Burgundian style of Pinot Noir. Its structure gives it excellent aging potential.
Serve
At 16-17°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink starting at
2026
Drink before
2031
Food and Wine Pairings
Enjoy it with bluefin tuna carpaccio, braised beef cheek, or rabbit leg with mustard...
Bettane & Desseauve
Winery rated 1*Star (A high-quality, recommendable production that lives up to what one would expect from its appellation(s))
About the estate:
The Jaeger-Defaix estate spans 6 hectares in Rully, including 4.5 hectares of Premier Cru vineyards, and has been certified organic since 2012. Hélène Jaeger-Defaix, an agricultural engineer and oenologist and the wife of Didier Defaix (of the Bernard Defaix estate in Chablis), is at the helm. A viticultural approach that involves plowing the soil and winemaking practices designed to best preserve the character of the harvest—with the goal of allowing each plot to express itself—is beginning to pay off. The 2017 vintage was at its very best, producing wines of a classic and refined style.
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui
Wine rated (2023 guide) 15.5/20 (2023 vintage)
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2022 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
Hélène Jaeger, the wife of Bernard Defaix, a winemaker in Chablis, took over the estate of her great-aunt Henriette Niepce in 2005. She began the transition to organic farming shortly thereafter (certification in 2009).
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Selected Wineries (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the wineries listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the excellence of French wine production.)
About the estate:
In 2002, Hélène Jaeger first took over a plot of Rully Premier Cru that had belonged to her great-aunt Henriette Niépce—a descendant of the famous inventor—and then the entire estate in 2005. Married to Bernard Defaix, a winemaker in Chablis, she applies the principles characteristic of great wines, with carefully tended soils and hand-harvested grapes. The wines are vinified at the Chablis winery, which is fully equipped; the white wines are aged in barrels.
Burghound
Wine rated (2023 guide) 91/100 (2023 vintage)
About the wine:
Tim Atkin
Wine rated (2025 guide) 94/100 (2023 vintage)
Inside Burgundy - Jasper Morris
Rated winery (2022 guide) Recommended
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