Matured in 100% new oak. Offering up a wonderfully concentrated raspberry and blackberry profile, interwoven with a touch of violet florality. Structured by refreshing acidity together with liquorice notes, leading to a wonderfully long finish.
Reviews:
- Wine Advocate: The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux was only slightly touched by the frost, with Emmanuel losing around 10% of the fruit, no more. Matured in 100% new oak, it has a very pure bouquet with blackberry, raspberry preserve, cold stone and hints of violet gently unfolding in the glass, not a million miles away from a Richebourg (both stylistically and geographically!). The palate is beautifully balanced with luscious red fruit coordinated with a fine line of acidity, blood orange and hints of licorice with blood orange/tangerine notes toward the sustained, pixelated finish. Superb…but maybe the Beaumonts has the edge this year.
- Decanter: As good as the Echezeaux and Beaux Monts are, the Cros Parantoux is the king of the Rouget cellar in 2016, opening in the glass with a deep and captivating bouquet of dark wild berries, smoked duck, black tea, rich soil, spice and wood smoke. On the palate the wine is very fine-grained, full-bodied and multidimensional, built around a superbly vibrant line of acidity which sustains its gourmand core of ripe fruit. Vineyard and vintage are profoundly synergistic here.
Producer Information
Often mentioned in the same breath as his famed uncle (the late Henri Jayer) Emmanuel Rouget is a well-regarded Burgundy producer in his own right. Having taken over the farming of the Jayer brothers’ (Henri, Lucien and Georges) holdings, Rouget produces sought-after Pinot Noirs from sought-after vineyards from his base in Flagey-Echézeaux.Emmanuel Rouget first began selling wines under his own name when working as sharecropper of vineyards owned by different members of his family. In 1996 Jayer passed the vineyards to Rouget but continued to bottle some wines under his own name until his full retirement in 2001 – subsequent vintages carry Rouget’s name and command ultra-premium prices, though not as high as his uncle’s.
