France

Burgundy

Viewed as a relatively young winery, Domaine David Duband is a new name in Burgundy that has made considerable impact. The Domaine has been in business for over 50 years, although you wouldn’t have known it as prior to the mid 90’s its primary sales were driven by the selling of grapes to local co-ops and negociants. In 1995, David Duband took over from his father and with a degree in winemaking he made the bold move and decision of starting to produce wines under his own label.

Duband holds true to his philosophy that wines should be made for consumption rather than for speculation. Duband believes that his chief responsibility is to make a wine that the consumer can find immediate pleasure in drinking versus having to wait ten years to enjoy.

Specializing in pinot noir and red wine production from the areas of Nuits-St-Georges, Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanee, in Burgundy the domain has a total of 15 hectares to date. David is a strong believer in sustainable farming and strives to be 100% organic in his vineyards and winemaking operations. On average, Duband tends to use about 55% new oak on his top crus which usually undergo a minimum of 16 months in barrel. The wines tend to be medium to fuller in body with strong animal, black fruit and terroir etched into every wine. Since coming on the winemaking scene in the early 90’s David Duband has overseen all the operations of his burgeoning domaine and is viewed as a boundary pushing breath of fresh air amongst the Burgundy wine community.