Emmanuel Rouget
Emmanuel Rouget is a nephew of Burgundy legend Henri Jayer, his mentorship passed on a infectious enthusiasm and deep knowledge of winemaking. He has stayed true to many of Henri’s preferences such as a focus of ultra low yields and maturing the major wines in 100% new oak barrels. His wines are much sought after.
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Vinous (88-90)
The 2021 Nuits Saint-Georges Village comes across a bit muted on the nose at the moment, more tertiary in style compared to Rouget's other cuvées. The palate is medium-bodied and well-knit, quite fine tannins, not complex yet with a touch of sapidity on the finish.Inc. TAX€1,612.54 -
Inc. TAX€2,655.07 -
Inc. TAX€701.92 -
Vinous (90-92)
The 2018 Savigny-lès-Beaune Village, matured in 20% new oak, has more complexity on the nose than the Chorey-lès-Beaune, featuring shimmering dark cherry and violet aromas that burst from the glass. On the palate there is a wonderful line of acidity and superb finesse, an achievement given the warmth in the latter part of the growing season. Superb.Inc. TAX€482.32 -
Inc. TAX€257.95 -
(2x75cl) 2019Inc. TAX€549.13 -
(6x75cl) 2020Vinous (86-88)
The 2020 Savigny-lès-Beaune Village had a bit too much VA on the nose for me and rather smudged the definition, the cassis and black cherry fruit. The palate was likewise a little too candied and rich, the Les Lavières that followed showing much more precision and terroir expression. A quasi-Syrah-like finish. I admit to being flummoxed by this cuvée from barrel.Inc. TAX€1,578.44 -
(12x75cl) 2022Inc. TAX€2,983.32 -
(1x75cl) 1998Vinous (90+)
Medium red. Expressive, oaky aromas of black raspberry, roast coffee, bacon fat and grilled nuts. The sweetest and most concentrated of Rouget '98s, as well as the finest, with lovely flavor intensity and a solid spine of acidity. Not especially fleshy but offers excellent vinosity and persistence.Inc. TAX€2,656.76 -
(12x75cl) 1999Vinous (89-92)
Ruby-red. Complex but subdued nose combines raspberry, game, tobacco and roasted, nutty oak. Fat, sweet and full, but doesn't yet come alive in the middle palate. Ripe and broad but not yet expressive. Finishes with dusty tannins.Inc. TAX€60,586.09 -
(6x150cl) 1999Vinous (89-92)
Ruby-red. Complex but subdued nose combines raspberry, game, tobacco and roasted, nutty oak. Fat, sweet and full, but doesn't yet come alive in the middle palate. Ripe and broad but not yet expressive. Finishes with dusty tannins.Inc. TAX€63,652.12 -
(6x75cl) 1999Vinous (89-92)
Ruby-red. Complex but subdued nose combines raspberry, game, tobacco and roasted, nutty oak. Fat, sweet and full, but doesn't yet come alive in the middle palate. Ripe and broad but not yet expressive. Finishes with dusty tannins.Inc. TAX€29,555.06 -
(11x75cl) 2000Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (91+)
Full, deep red. Expressive, ripe aromas of redcurrant, smoked meat, bitter chocolate and oak. Sweet, dense and suave, with complex flavors of dark berries, chocolate and minerals. A bit wilder than the Echezeaux, but the tannins are silkier. Finishes with fine tannins and lingering dark fruit flavors.Inc. TAX€44,534.29 -
(12x75cl) 2003Vintage Tastings (93)
There was one more Burgundy on our agenda, a 2003 Rouget Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux. The Rouget had a deep, saucy, concentrated nose, again this grilled endive thing around a core of plum, cassis, soda and liqueur. It was a thick wine, and the second tasty 2003 Burg that I had had on this trip. It was really good, hedonistic and rich, long and concentrated, sweet and hearty, if anything a touch too sweet, but hey, that's 2003 (93).Inc. TAX€52,099.16 -
(6x75cl) 2003Vintage Tastings (93)
There was one more Burgundy on our agenda, a 2003 Rouget Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux. The Rouget had a deep, saucy, concentrated nose, again this grilled endive thing around a core of plum, cassis, soda and liqueur. It was a thick wine, and the second tasty 2003 Burg that I had had on this trip. It was really good, hedonistic and rich, long and concentrated, sweet and hearty, if anything a touch too sweet, but hey, that's 2003 (93).Inc. TAX€26,127.59 -
(12x75cl) 2006Wine Advocate (95-96)
Rouget alludes to the aromas of his 2006 Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux as tres particulaire, and you can say that again! Cassis, black raspberry, licorice, musk, toasted pistachio, ginger, and white pepper amaze the nose, followed by an implosive palate concentration that incorporates stony, chalky, and somehow ore-like mineral essences. The sense of sappy cling and invigorating, vibratory impingement of spice and mineral matter here left both my salivary and adrenal glands pumping. This fissionable vinous material should be cellared for at least half a dozen years and then vigilantly followed for at least a further decade.Inc. TAX€54,362.77 -
(1x75cl) 2008Jancis Robinson (18)
This mythical wine still had about 10% of the malolactic fermentation to be completed. It was notably deeper than the Échezeaux with a lovely silky texture. Obviously great class of fruit – real density yet a certain irresistible flirtatiousness. Bitter cherry flavours that tightened on the finish. There are tannins here but acidity is the dominant feature and Rouget expects this vintage to mature relatively early. Madame Rouget, who stood in as host while her husband took a telephone call, told me that Henry Jayer deliberately did not seek Grand Cru status for this vineyard, however warranted it might be, to save his nephew Emmanuel and family death duties.Inc. TAX€3,478.28 -
(3x75cl) 2009Wine Advocate (94-97)
The 2009 Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux flows onto the palate with seamless fruit. This is a gorgeous, expansive wine that shows off tons of pedigree and class. The fruit builds with notable intensity and depth towards a soft, caressing finish of nearly indescribable beauty. This is a great wine from Emmanuel Rouget. The Cros Parantoux was aged in 100% new oak. Anticipated maturity: 2019-2039.Inc. TAX€8,276.26 -
(1x150cl) 2012Wine Advocate (96-98)
There are four barrels of the 2012 Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Cros Parantoux, the famous premier cru shared with Meo-Camuzet. It has a deeper and a relatively broody bouquet when compared to the Echezeaux, and here it refuses to open up. But one can detect real mineralite, a roiling intensity below. The palate is very harmonious, with a cashmere opening. The acidity is nicely judged and cuts through the swathe of rounded, corpulent red fruit. The finish is longer than the Echezeaux, with a spicy note loitering at the tip of the tongue.Inc. TAX€7,831.46 -
(1x75cl) 2014Wine Advocate (95-97)
The 2014 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux, of which there are seven barrels this year, has a beautifully defined bouquet, very pure and precise with wild strawberry, limestone, rose petal and a touch of blood orange. You miss a heartbeat just nosing this wine. The palate is precise, refined and very pure, a silver bead of acidity, so much energy on the finish as it fans out in graceful fashion. There is incredible persistence here, a brilliant Cros Parantoux with which Uncle Henri would have been proud.Inc. TAX€3,010.28 -
Wine Advocate (93-96)
Tasted from several barrels, the 2017 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux was showing very well, unfurling in the glass with aromas of sweet berries, dark spices, grilled meats, rich soil and rose petal. On the palate, it's full-bodied, multidimensional and concentrated with a sappy core of fruit and the vertical line that routinely marks the wines from this comparatively cool site, concluding with a long and precise finish. It's a brilliant wine.Inc. TAX€3,050.04 -
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (95-98)
(5-Star Wine) A great vintage for these cooler sites. What an explosion of fruit! A dense full but not exaggerated purple, then the wine goes back into its shell a little, but with gorgeous harmony, a match for his neighbour’s wine. How to explain all the fruits? More on the darker side but intense pinpricks of red notes too and a most harmonious, indeed blissful, finish.Inc. TAX€4,952.88 -
(1x75cl) 2018Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (95-98)
(5-Star Wine) A great vintage for these cooler sites. What an explosion of fruit! A dense full but not exaggerated purple, then the wine goes back into its shell a little, but with gorgeous harmony, a match for his neighbour’s wine. How to explain all the fruits? More on the darker side but intense pinpricks of red notes too and a most harmonious, indeed blissful, finish.Inc. TAX€2,758.44 -
(12x75cl) 2020Vinous (96-98)
The 2020 Vosne-Romanée Cros Parantoux 1er Cru, matured in seven new barrels, is beautifully-defined on the nose with precocious, penetrating dark cherry, raspberry and violet aromas that envelop the olfactory senses. The palate is harmonious and intense, silky-smooth in texture with better acidity and tension than some of Rouget's other cuvées. Layers of penetrating, sorbet-fresh red fruit are lavish yet very focused with a long and persistant peacock's tail finish. Wonderful. 14.5% alcohol according to Emmanuel Rouget.Inc. TAX€39,833.74 -
Burghound (93-95)
(Don't Miss! Outstanding) Firm reduction renders the nose unreadable at present. Otherwise, the palate impression of the markedly intense larger-bodied flavors is a bit denser with good power and an almost pungent minerality, all wrapped in a compact and hugely long finish that is noticeably more complex. This is very promising and while the 2021 Cros won't rival the best vintages of this storied wine, it's more than respectable.Inc. TAX€2,434.13 -
(6x75cl) 2021Burghound (93-95)
(Don't Miss! Outstanding) Firm reduction renders the nose unreadable at present. Otherwise, the palate impression of the markedly intense larger-bodied flavors is a bit denser with good power and an almost pungent minerality, all wrapped in a compact and hugely long finish that is noticeably more complex. This is very promising and while the 2021 Cros won't rival the best vintages of this storied wine, it's more than respectable.Inc. TAX€19,512.72 -
(12x75cl) 2022Vinous (95-97)
The 2022 Vosne-Romanée Cros Parantoux 1er Cru is matured entirely in new oak. It has a brutally backward bouquet that only reluctantly begins to unfurl. I almost asked Emmanuel Rouget to run upstairs and give my glass a decant! The palate is silky smooth on the entry, beautifully focused and citrus-fresh. Blood orange and hints of crème de cassis appear towards the crystalline finish. Superb.Inc. TAX€33,734.35 -
Vinous (91-93)
(Rouget ages his crus in 100% new oak): Bright red. Aromas of redcurrant, spicy oak and violet. Dense and sappy in the mouth, offering attractive spicy lift to the cranberry and redcurrant flavors. Subtler and finer than the village wine, and showing a firm mineral underpinning, but also oakier in the early going. This will need patience.Inc. TAX€919.73 -
(1x75cl) 2016Inc. TAX€1,160.04 -
Vinous (92-94)
The 2017 Vosne-Romanée Les Beaumonts 1er Cru, matured entirely in new oak, offers a mixture of red and black fruit on a nose that is harmonious yet reserved, revealing hints of mushroom and sous-bois in the background. The lightly spiced palate is smooth on the entry, offering silky tannin and a fine bead of acidity, leading to a precise, harmonious finish. Hints of cassis and crushed stone linger on the finish. A classy Les Beaumonts.Inc. TAX€1,047.55
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Vinous (88-90)
The 2021 Nuits Saint-Georges Village comes across a bit muted on the nose at the moment, more tertiary in style compared to Rouget's other cuvées. The palate is medium-bodied and well-knit, quite fine tannins, not complex yet with a touch of sapidity on the finish.In Bond€1,320.00 -
In Bond€2,165.00 -
In Bond€577.00 -
Vinous (90-92)
The 2018 Savigny-lès-Beaune Village, matured in 20% new oak, has more complexity on the nose than the Chorey-lès-Beaune, featuring shimmering dark cherry and violet aromas that burst from the glass. On the palate there is a wonderful line of acidity and superb finesse, an achievement given the warmth in the latter part of the growing season. Superb.In Bond€394.00 -
In Bond€211.00 -
(2x75cl) 2019In Bond€450.00 -
(6x75cl) 2020Vinous (86-88)
The 2020 Savigny-lès-Beaune Village had a bit too much VA on the nose for me and rather smudged the definition, the cassis and black cherry fruit. The palate was likewise a little too candied and rich, the Les Lavières that followed showing much more precision and terroir expression. A quasi-Syrah-like finish. I admit to being flummoxed by this cuvée from barrel.In Bond€1,290.00 -
(12x75cl) 2022In Bond€2,440.00 -
(1x75cl) 1998Vinous (90+)
Medium red. Expressive, oaky aromas of black raspberry, roast coffee, bacon fat and grilled nuts. The sweetest and most concentrated of Rouget '98s, as well as the finest, with lovely flavor intensity and a solid spine of acidity. Not especially fleshy but offers excellent vinosity and persistence.In Bond€2,210.00 -
(12x75cl) 1999Vinous (89-92)
Ruby-red. Complex but subdued nose combines raspberry, game, tobacco and roasted, nutty oak. Fat, sweet and full, but doesn't yet come alive in the middle palate. Ripe and broad but not yet expressive. Finishes with dusty tannins.In Bond€50,450.00 -
(6x150cl) 1999Vinous (89-92)
Ruby-red. Complex but subdued nose combines raspberry, game, tobacco and roasted, nutty oak. Fat, sweet and full, but doesn't yet come alive in the middle palate. Ripe and broad but not yet expressive. Finishes with dusty tannins.In Bond€53,005.00 -
(6x75cl) 1999Vinous (89-92)
Ruby-red. Complex but subdued nose combines raspberry, game, tobacco and roasted, nutty oak. Fat, sweet and full, but doesn't yet come alive in the middle palate. Ripe and broad but not yet expressive. Finishes with dusty tannins.In Bond€24,610.00 -
(11x75cl) 2000Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (91+)
Full, deep red. Expressive, ripe aromas of redcurrant, smoked meat, bitter chocolate and oak. Sweet, dense and suave, with complex flavors of dark berries, chocolate and minerals. A bit wilder than the Echezeaux, but the tannins are silkier. Finishes with fine tannins and lingering dark fruit flavors.In Bond€37,070.00 -
(12x75cl) 2003Vintage Tastings (93)
There was one more Burgundy on our agenda, a 2003 Rouget Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux. The Rouget had a deep, saucy, concentrated nose, again this grilled endive thing around a core of plum, cassis, soda and liqueur. It was a thick wine, and the second tasty 2003 Burg that I had had on this trip. It was really good, hedonistic and rich, long and concentrated, sweet and hearty, if anything a touch too sweet, but hey, that's 2003 (93).In Bond€43,370.00 -
(6x75cl) 2003Vintage Tastings (93)
There was one more Burgundy on our agenda, a 2003 Rouget Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux. The Rouget had a deep, saucy, concentrated nose, again this grilled endive thing around a core of plum, cassis, soda and liqueur. It was a thick wine, and the second tasty 2003 Burg that I had had on this trip. It was really good, hedonistic and rich, long and concentrated, sweet and hearty, if anything a touch too sweet, but hey, that's 2003 (93).In Bond€21,750.00 -
(12x75cl) 2006Wine Advocate (95-96)
Rouget alludes to the aromas of his 2006 Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux as tres particulaire, and you can say that again! Cassis, black raspberry, licorice, musk, toasted pistachio, ginger, and white pepper amaze the nose, followed by an implosive palate concentration that incorporates stony, chalky, and somehow ore-like mineral essences. The sense of sappy cling and invigorating, vibratory impingement of spice and mineral matter here left both my salivary and adrenal glands pumping. This fissionable vinous material should be cellared for at least half a dozen years and then vigilantly followed for at least a further decade.In Bond€45,265.00 -
(1x75cl) 2008Jancis Robinson (18)
This mythical wine still had about 10% of the malolactic fermentation to be completed. It was notably deeper than the Échezeaux with a lovely silky texture. Obviously great class of fruit – real density yet a certain irresistible flirtatiousness. Bitter cherry flavours that tightened on the finish. There are tannins here but acidity is the dominant feature and Rouget expects this vintage to mature relatively early. Madame Rouget, who stood in as host while her husband took a telephone call, told me that Henry Jayer deliberately did not seek Grand Cru status for this vineyard, however warranted it might be, to save his nephew Emmanuel and family death duties.In Bond€2,895.00 -
(3x75cl) 2009Wine Advocate (94-97)
The 2009 Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux flows onto the palate with seamless fruit. This is a gorgeous, expansive wine that shows off tons of pedigree and class. The fruit builds with notable intensity and depth towards a soft, caressing finish of nearly indescribable beauty. This is a great wine from Emmanuel Rouget. The Cros Parantoux was aged in 100% new oak. Anticipated maturity: 2019-2039.In Bond€6,885.00 -
(1x150cl) 2012Wine Advocate (96-98)
There are four barrels of the 2012 Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Cros Parantoux, the famous premier cru shared with Meo-Camuzet. It has a deeper and a relatively broody bouquet when compared to the Echezeaux, and here it refuses to open up. But one can detect real mineralite, a roiling intensity below. The palate is very harmonious, with a cashmere opening. The acidity is nicely judged and cuts through the swathe of rounded, corpulent red fruit. The finish is longer than the Echezeaux, with a spicy note loitering at the tip of the tongue.In Bond€6,520.00 -
(1x75cl) 2014Wine Advocate (95-97)
The 2014 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux, of which there are seven barrels this year, has a beautifully defined bouquet, very pure and precise with wild strawberry, limestone, rose petal and a touch of blood orange. You miss a heartbeat just nosing this wine. The palate is precise, refined and very pure, a silver bead of acidity, so much energy on the finish as it fans out in graceful fashion. There is incredible persistence here, a brilliant Cros Parantoux with which Uncle Henri would have been proud.In Bond€2,505.00 -
Wine Advocate (93-96)
Tasted from several barrels, the 2017 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux was showing very well, unfurling in the glass with aromas of sweet berries, dark spices, grilled meats, rich soil and rose petal. On the palate, it's full-bodied, multidimensional and concentrated with a sappy core of fruit and the vertical line that routinely marks the wines from this comparatively cool site, concluding with a long and precise finish. It's a brilliant wine.In Bond€2,538.00 -
Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (95-98)
(5-Star Wine) A great vintage for these cooler sites. What an explosion of fruit! A dense full but not exaggerated purple, then the wine goes back into its shell a little, but with gorgeous harmony, a match for his neighbour’s wine. How to explain all the fruits? More on the darker side but intense pinpricks of red notes too and a most harmonious, indeed blissful, finish.In Bond€4,120.00 -
(1x75cl) 2018Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (95-98)
(5-Star Wine) A great vintage for these cooler sites. What an explosion of fruit! A dense full but not exaggerated purple, then the wine goes back into its shell a little, but with gorgeous harmony, a match for his neighbour’s wine. How to explain all the fruits? More on the darker side but intense pinpricks of red notes too and a most harmonious, indeed blissful, finish.In Bond€2,295.00 -
(12x75cl) 2020Vinous (96-98)
The 2020 Vosne-Romanée Cros Parantoux 1er Cru, matured in seven new barrels, is beautifully-defined on the nose with precocious, penetrating dark cherry, raspberry and violet aromas that envelop the olfactory senses. The palate is harmonious and intense, silky-smooth in texture with better acidity and tension than some of Rouget's other cuvées. Layers of penetrating, sorbet-fresh red fruit are lavish yet very focused with a long and persistant peacock's tail finish. Wonderful. 14.5% alcohol according to Emmanuel Rouget.In Bond€33,150.00 -
Burghound (93-95)
(Don't Miss! Outstanding) Firm reduction renders the nose unreadable at present. Otherwise, the palate impression of the markedly intense larger-bodied flavors is a bit denser with good power and an almost pungent minerality, all wrapped in a compact and hugely long finish that is noticeably more complex. This is very promising and while the 2021 Cros won't rival the best vintages of this storied wine, it's more than respectable.In Bond€2,025.00 -
(6x75cl) 2021Burghound (93-95)
(Don't Miss! Outstanding) Firm reduction renders the nose unreadable at present. Otherwise, the palate impression of the markedly intense larger-bodied flavors is a bit denser with good power and an almost pungent minerality, all wrapped in a compact and hugely long finish that is noticeably more complex. This is very promising and while the 2021 Cros won't rival the best vintages of this storied wine, it's more than respectable.In Bond€16,240.00 -
(12x75cl) 2022Vinous (95-97)
The 2022 Vosne-Romanée Cros Parantoux 1er Cru is matured entirely in new oak. It has a brutally backward bouquet that only reluctantly begins to unfurl. I almost asked Emmanuel Rouget to run upstairs and give my glass a decant! The palate is silky smooth on the entry, beautifully focused and citrus-fresh. Blood orange and hints of crème de cassis appear towards the crystalline finish. Superb.In Bond€28,066.00 -
Vinous (91-93)
(Rouget ages his crus in 100% new oak): Bright red. Aromas of redcurrant, spicy oak and violet. Dense and sappy in the mouth, offering attractive spicy lift to the cranberry and redcurrant flavors. Subtler and finer than the village wine, and showing a firm mineral underpinning, but also oakier in the early going. This will need patience.In Bond€763.00 -
(1x75cl) 2016In Bond€963.00 -
Vinous (92-94)
The 2017 Vosne-Romanée Les Beaumonts 1er Cru, matured entirely in new oak, offers a mixture of red and black fruit on a nose that is harmonious yet reserved, revealing hints of mushroom and sous-bois in the background. The lightly spiced palate is smooth on the entry, offering silky tannin and a fine bead of acidity, leading to a precise, harmonious finish. Hints of cassis and crushed stone linger on the finish. A classy Les Beaumonts.In Bond€869.00

