Jacques Seysses is immensely proud of his 1990s, proclaiming them the finest wines he has made since 1978. He said the same thing about his 1985s, but I agree that the 1990s appear to have greater potential for longevity. Seysses's three best efforts in 1990, a vintage where his yields were only 35 hectoliters per hectare, include a soft, profound Clos St.-Denis, a full-bodied, tannic, muscular, dark-colored, sweet, superbly extracted Clos de la Roche, and the richest, most age-worthy wine of all, the Bonnes Mares.
The Bonnes Mares enjoys the most saturated, deep ruby color, and a tightly knit, closed nose, which, with coaxing, offers up smells of meat, soy, sweet black fruits, and toasty vanillin oak. It is splendidly rich and well-delineated, with full body, exceptional extraction of flavor, impeccable balance, and a long, deep finish. It should be at its best between 1995-2008.
Importers: Frederick Wildman, New York, NY, Chambers and Chambers, San Francisco, CA, and a handful of other importers who import Dujac's wines directly into their respective states.