0.75 L
1996
Henri Jayer
Côte d'Or
Henri Jayer Aux Murgers Premier Cru 1986 — Nuits-Saint-Georges, 0.75 L
Henri Jayer
1986 · 0.75 L · RP N/A
€ 7 800,00
1 in stock
Henri Jayer Aux Murgers Premier Cru 1986 (sold as Meurgers), Nuits-Saint-Georges: dry red Pinot Noir from the Côte d'Or, 0.75 L.
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SKU: BOU-HENRI-JAYER-NUITS-MEURGERS-1986-075
Key facts
Henri Jayer Aux Murgers Premier Cru 1986: Nuits-Saint-Georges
A 1986 Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru from Henri Jayer, now 40 years in bottle. In trade and auction listings the climat is spelled “Meurgers”, and it is sold as Nuits-Meurgers; the official name is Aux Murgers. The bottle is 0.75 L, made from Pinot Noir, a dry red from the Côte d’Or.
The vineyard takes its name from walls built of stones that were removed from the soil when it was planted.
Jayer in 1986: his 42nd vintage
Henri Jayer was born in 1922 in Vosne-Romanée and studied oenology at the University of Dijon in the 1940s. He made 57 vintages between 1945 and 2001, and 1986 was the 42nd of them, made 15 years before his last. He died on 20 September 2006, aged 84.
He also worked the Noirot-Camuzet vines, now Domaine Méo-Camuzet, as a sharecropper from 1945 to 1987, keeping half of the harvest. The vineyards under his own name passed to his nephew Emmanuel Rouget in 1996.
Cellar practice behind a 1986 Jayer
He destemmed fully and used a cold pre-fermentation maceration. He used native yeasts and bottled without filtration. Top cuvées were aged in 100% new oak.
Aux Murgers in Nuits-Saint-Georges
Nuits-Saint-Georges lies in the Côte de Nuits, the northern half of the Côte d’Or escarpment, which produces red wine almost exclusively. That makes this bottle a Pinot Noir red from Burgundy.
Who farms the vines now
After the 1996 transfer, Jayer remained responsible for half the wine bottled under Rouget’s name until 2002. No wine has been made under Jayer’s own name since 2001. Domaine Emmanuel Rouget farms the former Jayer vineyards today, and Rouget’s sons run it: Guillaume in the cellar since 2011 and Nicolas in the vineyards. A 1986 bottle is therefore one of the wines made before that handover.
Questions buyers ask
Is Henri Jayer Nuits-Meurgers the same as Aux Murgers?
Yes. The official premier cru climat in Nuits-Saint-Georges is Aux Murgers; "Meurgers" is the spelling used in trade and auction listings.
What grape is Henri Jayer Meurgers 1986 made from?
Pinot Noir. It is a dry red wine from the Côte d'Or in Burgundy.
Is Henri Jayer still making wine?
No. His last vintage was 2001, and he died in 2006. His vineyards went to his nephew Emmanuel Rouget in 1996.
How did Henri Jayer make his wines?
He destemmed fully, used a cold pre-fermentation maceration and native yeasts, and bottled without filtration. Top cuvées were aged in 100% new oak.
This bottle
- Kept at controlled temperature and humidity, lying down and in the dark until dispatch.
- Insured, temperature-controlled shipping: if a bottle is stolen or broken in transit, we resend it or refund it through our insurer.
- 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.
- Report any damaged or missing item within 24 hours of delivery — see the terms of sale.
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