Domain Henri Jayer Echezeaux 1990
The 1990 Domaine Henri Jayer Échezeaux is a red Burgundy from the Échezeaux parcel, presented as a Burgundy Grand Cru in the Vosne-Romanée sector. It is crafted exclusively from Pinot Noir. The Échezeaux appellation is a Côte de Nuits Grand Cru produced entirely as a red wine in the commune of Flagey-Échezeaux, between Vougeot and Vosne-Romanée. The 1990 vintage is among the iconic vintages of Burgundy.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Vosne Romanée
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Henri Jayer
- Parcelle / Cru
- Échezeaux (Vosne Romanée)
- Millésime
- 1990
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Henri Jayer
Henri Jayer refers to the Vosne-Romanée winemaker Henri Jayer (1922–2006) and the wines he produced in Burgundy. His estate no longer exists as an independent wine-producing estate: the vineyards were gradually handed over to his nephew Emmanuel Rouget, whilst Cros-Parantoux is now run by Emmanuel Rouget and, in part, by the Méo-Camuzet estate.
Histoire du domaine
Born in Vosne-Romanée in 1922, Henri Jayer took over the family estate in 1939, at the age of 16, when his brothers were called up for military service. He then went on to study oenology in Dijon. His estate initially covered 3.5 hectares spread across Vosne-Romanée, Nuits-Saint-Georges and Échézeaux. After the war, he also worked as a sharecropper on vineyards that did not belong to him. In 1950, he entered into a sharecropping agreement with Maria Noirot-Camuzet for Cros-Parantoux, a plot of land in Vosne-Romanée that was then lying fallow, almost all of which he subsequently acquired. He began bottling some of his wines under his own name in 1959. Having initially blended Cros-Parantoux into his Vosne-Romanée village wine, he began vinifying it separately from 1978 onwards. His winemaking practices were based in particular on careful soil management, moderate yields, the complete destemming of the harvest and the use of new oak barrels. Emmanuel Rouget, his nephew, began working with him in 1976 and gradually took over the estate; by 2001, all of Henri Jayer’s vineyards were under his control. Henri Jayer died in Dijon on 20 September 2006. Two-thirds of Cros-Parantoux now belong to Henri Jayer’s two daughters and are managed by Emmanuel Rouget; the remainder is managed by the Méo-Camuzet estate.
Échezeaux (Vosne Romanée)
Échezeaux is a Grand Cru appellation physically delimited within the Côte de Nuits, located entirely within the commune of Flagey-Echézeaux, between Clos de Vougeot and the Premiers Crus of Vosne-Romanée. It brings together eleven climats and features more diverse topography and soils than the neighboring Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru. The vineyard ranges in altitude from 230 meters to just over 300 meters, with a slope reaching 13% mid-slope. Bajocian marls, locally covered with scree, gravel, red alluvium, and yellowish marls, form a complex mosaic.
- Vineyard commune
- Flagey-Echézeaux
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name refers to the former "Chezeaux", originating from Late Latin casa, casale or casalis, designating dwelling sites or a group of homes, likely a former hamlet.
- Exposure
- East-facing
- Altitude
- 230 m
- Slope
- Up to 13% mid-slope
- Soil
- Stony covers, gravel, red alluvium, and yellowish marls; soils 70 to 80 cm deep upslope.
- Subsoil and geology
- Jurassic complex dominated by Bajocian marls.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Vineyard holding status
- historical owner; estate taken over by Emmanuel Rouget
Histoire de la parcelle
The winegrowing development of Échezeaux is associated with the monks of the Abbey of Cîteaux in the 12th and 13th centuries, within the same historical complex as Clos de Vougeot. The Échezeaux Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée was recognized by the decree of July 31, 1937, published on August 11, 1937.
