Vosne-Romanée, Cros Parantoux--Vintage 1978
1 bottle per lot
CROS PARANTOUX This vinyards sits on a very thin layer of clay limestone below which lies a bed of rock. Naturally, the soils is poor and rocky - an excellent start to stress a vine into producing the base elements of fine wine. Such conditions lend the finished wine a good amount of natural acidity. 1951 became the year in which Henri Jayer found himself in the enviable position of being able to acquire a small portion of Cros Parantoux, a special vineyard located in Vosne Romanée. Two years later in 1953 Mme. Noirot-Camuzet offered another parcel to Henri which brought his holdings to approximately 45 ha. By 1970 Jayer's holdings of Cros Parantoux amounted to nearly 2/3 of it's entirety. The remainder is held by Meo-Camuzet, which means there are only two owners of this great vineyard. Since the 1950s Jayer was known to have blended his Cros Parantoux with fruit from other vineyards as was common in this era. It wasn't until 1976 that he created a bottling containing 75 of CP, the rest came from a Vosne Romanée Villages vineyard. It was in this vintage that Jayer could finally see, with some clarity, the quality coming from his section of CP. Certain that this vineyard had an expression all its own, Jayer dedicated the 1978 vintage as the very first time that Cros Parantoux would be bottled and labeled exclusively from its own excellent fruit. Yearly average production: 3500 bottles from 1978-1996. In 1995 Jayer retired from winemaking and release control over to his Emmanuel Rouget in 1996. Emmanuel, Henri's nephew by marriage, came to work and study from Henri in the early eighties. Emmanuel is known to have religiously followed the methods of viticulture and winemaking of Henri. The quality between the two is generally believed to be very similar. Vosne-Romanée, Cros Parantoux--Vintage 1978 Côte de Nuits, H. Jayer Level: 2.5cm; slightly depressed cork "As with the '78 Echézeaux, I have encountered significant bottle variation with this wine. The bottle at the tasting was very fresh and I believe representative of the wine at its best. Deep ruby with virtually no bricking. The nose is vibrant, youthful and quite fine with an obvious mineral component to it and the middle weight flavors are also fresh and lively with only some secondary character to the ripe, balanced, still moderately structured flavors that offer outstanding length. While this does display dazzling complexity and extraordinary richness, it is not demonstrably better than the '78 Echézeaux." BH, Oct 17, 2003 1 bottle per lot
Vosne-Romanée, Cros Parantoux--Vintage 1978
1 bottle per lot
CROS PARANTOUX This vinyards sits on a very thin layer of clay limestone below which lies a bed of rock. Naturally, the soils is poor and rocky - an excellent start to stress a vine into producing the base elements of fine wine. Such conditions lend the finished wine a good amount of natural acidity. 1951 became the year in which Henri Jayer found himself in the enviable position of being able to acquire a small portion of Cros Parantoux, a special vineyard located in Vosne Romanée. Two years later in 1953 Mme. Noirot-Camuzet offered another parcel to Henri which brought his holdings to approximately 45 ha. By 1970 Jayer's holdings of Cros Parantoux amounted to nearly 2/3 of it's entirety. The remainder is held by Meo-Camuzet, which means there are only two owners of this great vineyard. Since the 1950s Jayer was known to have blended his Cros Parantoux with fruit from other vineyards as was common in this era. It wasn't until 1976 that he created a bottling containing 75 of CP, the rest came from a Vosne Romanée Villages vineyard. It was in this vintage that Jayer could finally see, with some clarity, the quality coming from his section of CP. Certain that this vineyard had an expression all its own, Jayer dedicated the 1978 vintage as the very first time that Cros Parantoux would be bottled and labeled exclusively from its own excellent fruit. Yearly average production: 3500 bottles from 1978-1996. In 1995 Jayer retired from winemaking and release control over to his Emmanuel Rouget in 1996. Emmanuel, Henri's nephew by marriage, came to work and study from Henri in the early eighties. Emmanuel is known to have religiously followed the methods of viticulture and winemaking of Henri. The quality between the two is generally believed to be very similar. Vosne-Romanée, Cros Parantoux--Vintage 1978 Côte de Nuits, H. Jayer Level: 2.5cm; slightly depressed cork "As with the '78 Echézeaux, I have encountered significant bottle variation with this wine. The bottle at the tasting was very fresh and I believe representative of the wine at its best. Deep ruby with virtually no bricking. The nose is vibrant, youthful and quite fine with an obvious mineral component to it and the middle weight flavors are also fresh and lively with only some secondary character to the ripe, balanced, still moderately structured flavors that offer outstanding length. While this does display dazzling complexity and extraordinary richness, it is not demonstrably better than the '78 Echézeaux." BH, Oct 17, 2003 1 bottle per lot
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