Domaine Jaeger-Defaix

The Niepce family have been vine growers for several hundred years, so it’s hardly surprising that Hélène Jaeger-Defaix, great granddaughter of Henri Niepce, who helped shape the appellation of Rully back in the 1930s, and great niece of his daughter Henriette Niepce, was anxious to continue the tradition and jumped at the chance of taking over a parcel of 1er Cru Rully some 20 years ago that she would inherit from her great aunt. Since then, she has built up the domaine to 6.5 hectares, most of which is classified as 1er Cru, both red and white. The wines are vinified in Chablis at their domaine there (Domaine Bernard Defaix). The reds are 100% destemmed and see a small amount of new oak (at 1er Cru level), as do the whites. Since over a decade, the Defaixs’ have been farming organically.