1996 | Henri Jayer | Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux (Magnum)

Red Wine: 1996 | Henri Jayer | Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux (Magnum)

The late Henri Jayer was regarded as one of the greatest Burgundy winemakers of his generation. Born in Vosne-Romane in 1922, he began producing wines under his own label in the 1950s. This is a rare magnum of his 1996 Cros Parantoux, the prestigious premier cru vineyard, where Jayer acquired his first parcels in 1951.

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Producer: Henri Jayer

Vintage: 1996

Size: 1.5L

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

The late Henri Jayer was regarded as one of the greatest Burgundy winemakers of his generation. Born in Vosne-Romane in 1922, he began producing wines under his own label in the 1950s. This is a rare magnum of his 1996 Cros Parantoux, the prestigious premier cru vineyard, where Jayer acquired his first parcels in 1951. Beautifully perfumed and structured, the wine reveals a complex array of fresh and maturing red cherry and berry on the nose and palate, leading to a long, lingering finish.

Producer Information

Henri Jayer was a producer of red Burgundy known for making some of the most critically acclaimed and expensive Pinot Noir in the world. Jayer retired in from winemaking in 2001 and passed away in 2006, and the domaine was left to his nephew, Emmanuel Rouget, and all vintages since 2001 have been released under his name.Their limited production and the ever-diminishing number in existence have made Henri Jayer’s wines some of the most collectible and highly priced in the world. While critically acclaimed, the reputation of Jayer’s wines were further added-to by featuring in the likes of the Drops of God, a Japanese Manga series of books about wine.The label itself was founded by Jayer when he inherited 3 hectares (7 acres) of land in the Cte d’Or, including parcels in the grand cru vineyard Echzeaux. He began bottling wine under his own name in the early 1950s, including wines made from fruit from vineyards he tended, owned by the Noirot-Camuzet family.