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Emmanuel Rouget, Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Cros Parantoux 2014
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Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Deep, bright red-ruby. Brooding dark berry and floral aromas show terrific lift. Broad, highly concentrated and vibrant, with strong acidity perfectly enrobed by intense dark fruit flavors. Delivers a rare combination of power and finesse. Finishes with terrific medicinal reserve, the tannins saturating the sides of the tongue. Rouget compared this wine to the 1999 for its finesse. It's as if the Echézeaux and Cros Parantoux have exchanged personalities this year.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
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.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Deep, bright red-ruby. Brooding dark berry and floral aromas show terrific lift. Broad, highly concentrated and vibrant, with strong acidity perfectly enrobed by intense dark fruit flavors. Delivers a rare combination of power and finesse. Finishes with terrific medicinal reserve, the tannins saturating the sides of the tongue. Rouget compared this wine to the 1999 for its finesse. It's as if the Echézeaux and Cros Parantoux have exchanged personalities this year.
About the Producer
Domaine Emmanuel Rouget, located in the village of Flagey-Echezeaux in the Cote de Nuits in Burgundy, France, was founded in 1985 and is a world-renowned winery. The history of Château Emmanuel Rouget can only be told by the famous winemaker Henri Jayer, the aunt of the owner Emmanuel Rouget. Already in the early 1980s, Henri was one of Burgundy's most legendary winemakers, influencing a younger generation of winemakers in Burgundy and indeed around the world. In 2001, Henri retired and Emmanuel took over all the vineyards under his name. Nicolas is responsible for the vineyards and Guillaume Rouget for the winery. Château Emmanuel Rouget is located in Vosne-Romanee, Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru and Echezeaux Grand Cru, as well as in the villages of Cote de Nuits and Côtes du Nuit. Villages and Savigny-les-Beaune in the Cote de Beaune. The most famous vineyard is Cros Parantoux, created by Henri. In 1970, Henri bought his last parcel of land from Cros Parantoux, bringing the total size of his parcel to 0.72 hectares. Today, Emma Laure inherits the complete 0.72 hectares of vineyards. In terms of viticulture, Château Emmanuel Rouge has always adhered to a philosophy of respect for nature, using organic methods of cultivation and eliminating the use of any pesticides or weed killers. Emma Laure has inherited the winemaking methods of her aunt Henri. For example, the grapes are destemmed and fermented in concrete fermenters, as Henri did, and the resulting wine is then matured in oak barrels for 20 months or more before being bottled. The wines produced at Château Emaraur Rouge range from Regional to Grand Cru, with Pinot Noir as the main grape, but also Chardonnay, Carmenere and Aligote to a lesser extent. Many of the Premier Cru wines are of Grand Cru quality and are often hard to find because of their small quantity and quality. The wines from the Premier Cru Baranto are often sold at Sotheby's.
