A sealed original case of twelve bottles of Henri Jayer's Cros Parantoux 1998. It is one of the late vintages Jayer made after his official retirement, when he kept back a small amount of this Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru to vinify himself.
About This Wine
Jayer made only a tiny quantity each year after 1995, and this is an unopened original wooden case. 1998 in the Côte de Nuits was a difficult season, with spring frost, a scorching August and some rain at harvest, and the reds tend to have firm tannins and good depth. The high, cool Cros Parantoux site is known for fresh acidity, which helps the wine age. At over 25 years the wine should now be in its drinking window.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Red cherry and raspberry, rose petal, forest floor and fine spice.
- Palate: Silky and layered, with red fruit, minerality, savoury depth and refined tannin.
- Finish: Persistent, with Vosne spice and gentle earth.
Serving & Food
Store the case lying down in a cool, dark cellar. Before serving, stand a bottle upright for a day, decant for up to an hour and serve at 16°C in a Burgundy bowl. Drink now to 2035. Pair with roast pigeon, duck with orange and spice, or mushroom tart.
How to Enjoy
Collectors building a Jayer holding, and a milestone dinner where several bottles can be opened over the years.
Product Details
Producer: Henri Jayer
Appellation: Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux
Region: Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France
Vintage: 1998
Grape: Pinot Noir
Format: 12 x 750mL original wooden case
Condition: Original case, unopened
About the Domaine
Born in 1922, Henri Jayer spent his life in Vosne-Romanée and died there in 2006. His career began in 1945 as a métayer for the Camuzet family, farming their Richebourg and Brûlées vines for half the crop, alongside a few family parcels in Échézeaux and Beaux Monts. Low yields, destemmed grapes, a cold soak before fermentation and unfiltered wines were his hallmarks, and many younger growers followed his lead.
Cros Parantoux lies above Richebourg on thin soil over limestone bedrock. Abandoned after phylloxera, it was bought plot by plot by Jayer from 1951, cleared and replanted, until he held about 0.72 of its 1.01 hectares. His first Cros Parantoux label was the 1978. Jayer retired in 1995, handing most of the vines to his nephew Emmanuel Rouget, but continued to make a barrel or two of Cros Parantoux under his own name up to the 2001 vintage.