0.75 L
1986
Henri Jayer
Côte d'Or
Henri Jayer Richebourg Grand Cru 1971 — Vosne-Romanée, 1.5 L
Henri Jayer
1971 · 1.5 L · RP N/A
€ 51 300,00
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Henri Jayer Richebourg Grand Cru 1971 in magnum: Pinot Noir from Camuzet vines that Jayer worked under a lease until 1987.
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Key facts
Henri Jayer Richebourg 1971: a magnum from vines Jayer did not own
The 1971 Richebourg that Henri Jayer made came from parcels owned by the Camuzet family, now Domaine Méo-Camuzet. Jayer worked them under a sharecropping lease (métayage) that began in 1945 and ended in 1987, and he kept half of the harvest. This bottle is a 1.5 L magnum of that wine, a Grand Cru from Pinot Noir.
Vines of the 1950s and two or three barrels a year
The Richebourg vineyard Jayer worked was replanted in the 1950s, so the vines behind the 1971 were about 20 years old or younger. Output was small, two or three barrels a year.
His general approach was full destemming, a cold maceration before fermentation, native yeasts and bottling without filtration. Jayer aged his top cuvées in new oak for about 18 months.
Méo-Camuzet’s parcels in Les Verroilles and Les Richebourg
Méo-Camuzet’s Richebourg holding is 0.3523 ha in two parcels: 0.0462 ha in Les Richebourg and 0.3061 ha in Les Verroilles. The Verroilles section lies alongside the premier cru Les Brûlées, which Jayer also worked under the same lease and last made in 1987. Between them the two vineyards were the Camuzet land that returned to the domaine when the agreement ended. The vineyards sit in the Côte d’Or, within Burgundy.
The 1971 in Jayer’s 57 vintages
Jayer made 57 vintages between 1945 and 2001, so the 1971 came about 26 years into that run. His last Richebourg was the 1987, made in the year the lease ended. Jayer had meanwhile been bottling under his own label since the 1950s, from a family inheritance that included parcels in Échezeaux and Les Beaux Monts; the Richebourg was a different arrangement, working another family’s vines.
Questions buyers ask
Did Henri Jayer own the Richebourg vineyard?
No. The Richebourg vines belonged to the Camuzet family, now Domaine Méo-Camuzet. Jayer farmed them under a métayage lease from 1945 until 1987.
How much Richebourg did Henri Jayer make?
Two or three barrels a year, which comes to roughly 900 bottles in a good year.
Is this Cros Parantoux?
No. Cros Parantoux is a separate Jayer wine, a Vosne-Romanée premier cru. This bottle is Richebourg Grand Cru.
Who makes Richebourg from these vines now?
Domaine Méo-Camuzet, which took the vines back when the lease ended in 1987.
Where is Richebourg?
In the commune of Vosne-Romanée, Côte d'Or, Burgundy.
What was the last vintage of Henri Jayer Richebourg?
1987, when the métayage with Méo-Camuzet ended. Any later work by Jayer was for the Méo-Camuzet label.
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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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