0.75 L
1986
Henri Jayer
Côte d'Or
Henri Jayer Échezeaux Grand Cru 1996 — Flagey-Échézeaux, 0.75 L
Henri Jayer
1996 · 0.75 L · RP N/A
€ 8 400,00
1 in stock
Échezeaux 1996 from the year Henri Jayer passed his vineyards to his nephew Emmanuel Rouget. Jayer stayed responsible for half the wine bottled under Rouget's name until 2002.
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- 0.75 L
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SKU: BOU-HENRI-JAYER-ECHEZEAUX-1996-075
Key facts
Henri Jayer Échezeaux Grand Cru 1996 and the year of the transfer
In 1996 Henri Jayer handed his vineyards to his nephew Emmanuel Rouget. This bottle of Henri Jayer Échezeaux Grand Cru 1996 is a 0.75 L Pinot Noir from the Côte d’Or, classed Grand Cru.
Jayer did not stop working in 1996. He stayed responsible for half of the wine bottled under Rouget’s name until 2002.
Les Cruots and Les Treux: Jayer’s Échezeaux parcels
Jayer began bottling under his own label in the 1950s from a family inheritance of 7.4 acres (3.0 ha). It included parcels in Échezeaux and in Les Beaux Monts. His Échezeaux holdings included parcels in Les Cruots and Les Treux.
Domaine Emmanuel Rouget also makes Échezeaux and started its own production in 1985, before the 1996 transfer. Rouget’s Échezeaux today comes from parcels in the same two lieux-dits, Les Cruots and Les Treux.
Destemmed, cold-soaked, new oak: Jayer’s cellar method
Across his wines, Jayer destemmed fully and used a cold pre-fermentation maceration of 1 to 4 days at about 10 °C. He used native yeasts and bottled without filtration. His top cuvées aged in 100% new oak for about 18 months.
Henri Jayer, 1922 to 2006
Jayer was born in 1922 in Vosne-Romanée in the Côte de Nuits, and studied oenology at the University of Dijon in the 1940s. From 1945 he worked as a sharecropper (métayer) on the Noirot-Camuzet vineyards, now Domaine Méo-Camuzet, and kept half of the harvest. He made 57 vintages between 1945 and 2001 and died on 20 September 2006. Domaine Emmanuel Rouget farms the former Jayer vineyards today.
Questions buyers ask
How is Henri Jayer Échezeaux related to Emmanuel Rouget's Échezeaux?
Rouget is Jayer's nephew and took over his vineyards in 1996. Rouget's Échezeaux comes from parcels in Les Cruots and Les Treux, where Jayer's holdings also included parcels. Rouget has made Échezeaux since 1985.
Did Henri Jayer make this 1996 wine himself?
1996 falls within the 57 vintages Jayer made between 1945 and 2001, and the bottle carries his name. That year he transferred his vineyards to his nephew Emmanuel Rouget, and he stayed responsible for half the wine bottled under Rouget's name until 2002.
Which vineyards did Henri Jayer own in Échezeaux?
His Échezeaux holdings included parcels in Les Cruots and Les Treux.
Is Henri Jayer still making wine?
No. Henri Jayer died on 20 September 2006; his last vintage was 2001, and no wine has been made under his own name since. Domaine Emmanuel Rouget farms the former Jayer vineyards.
This bottle
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- Older bottles may show cellar wear on the label or capsule; it does not affect the wine and is not a reason for return. Photos of this bottle on request.
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