Vosne Romanee 1er cru les Beaumonts 2020 Emmanuel Rouget

About Emmanuel Rouget

Cros Parantoux is the plot that defines this estate: 0.72 of its 1.01 hectares belong to Emmanuel Rouget, and only around 3,000 to 3,500 bottles come out of it each year. Rouget learnt everything from his uncle Henri Jayer, who took him on at the family estate in 1976 and handed over the vineyards from 1996. The method has barely changed since. Full destemming, cold maceration, fermentation in concrete with natural yeasts, then roughly 20 months in oak with a lot of new wood from Taransaud and François Frères. No filtration. Pinot Noir only, from a handful of plots around Vosne-Romanée and Flagey-Échezeaux, plus Échezeaux Grand Cru. Since 2011 sons Nicolas and Guillaume have taken over the vineyards and cellar. Silky, aromatic, mineral, and among the hardest Burgundies to get hold of.