For the Duband house, viticulture has always been important. The countryside was the backbone of their work, cultivating vineyards and grapes that they then sold to other producers in the Côte de Nuit, in central-eastern France. Things changed when David Duband, the latest generation of the family, went a step further and ventured into winemaking. His diploma at the Oenology School of Beaune opened the doors to this new world of winemaking, as yet unexplored by the Duband family.
Today Duband is a benchmark. In the winery he knows how to work like no one else; however, despite the fact that his wines have been evolving and improving exponentially, Duband continues to look back to his parents and ancestors, aware that the most important thing of all is the countryside. “Observe, listen and understand” is the great motto behind all his work. And perhaps it is this same philosophy that has allowed him to take charge of the 17 hectares he has spread over more than 23 denominations. The A.O.C. Côte de Nuits-Village, where David Duband Côte de Nuits-Village Rouge was born, is one of them.
In the heart of the Côte de Nuits, in the north of Burgundy, David Duband owns this vineyard on the slopes of Comblachien and Corgoloin, very close to the communes of Fixin and Brochon (to give you an idea). Bathonian limestone and dark loamy soils abound in this area. Here, in these plots, centuries of history and wisdom that David Duband received through the teachings of his father and other mentors like Robert Jayer turn into something concrete and tangible. In every plot, he keeps the natural in mind, so most of the work in the vineyard follows this trend, always seeking minimum possible intervention (cover crops, limited yields, use of products free from anything synthetic...).
David Duband Côte de Nuits-Village Rouge is hand harvested, sorted and vinified with half of the clusters whole. All this grape pulp is placed in the fermentation tanks, where the yeasts will begin to work and remain active for approximately 17 days. During this whole time, David Duband Côte de Nuits-Village Rouge is blended and oxygenated, so that there is as much extraction of aromas and colour as possible at all times as the wine is in contact with the skins. After this comes pressing and clarification, where the wine will be cleaned by decanting with a two-week rest. After this, David Duband Côte de Nuits-Village Rouge is transferred to barrels (some new and some used) where it will spend about 14 months before bottling.
Beginnings shape everything and with David Duband Côte de Nuits-Village Rouge you can appreciate the importance of the countryside and of good beginnings. The importance of things well done.