The true successor of Henri Jayet, the “God of Burgundy”
Mr. Emmanuel Rouget is the nephew of Mr. Henri Jayet, who was hailed as the god of Burgundy wine. He has been teaching under Mr. Jayet since 1976 and has been making wine together. After Mr. Jayet retired, he was entrusted with everything from field management to brewing, and inherited most of the fields owned by Mr. Jayet. Mr. Rouget is seen as Mr. Jayet's true successor.
Among the fields that Mr. Jayet once owned, the one that is said to be the greatest and most magical is "Vosne Romanée Clos Palantou." Located on the slope directly above Richebourg, the field, which has a total area of only 1.1 ha, is currently owned by only Mr. Rouget and Méo Camuzet, who had a metayage (share-profit cultivation) contract with Mr. Jayet. doing.
Mr. Rougier owns more than half of that, 0.7ha. This high altitude, well-ventilated field is made up of clay-calcareous soil with thin topsoil and many pebbles. The sweet, ripe grapes harvested here produce exceptional wines with rich minerality and firm acidity. Because the production volume is extremely low and it is difficult to obtain, it is also called the phantom first-class vineyard wine.
Mr. Rouget firmly inherits the philosophy of Mr. Henri Jayet in viticulture, adhering strictly to growing grapes as naturally as possible, determining the appropriate time to harvest grapes from year to year, and strictly controlling the amount of harvest. . Our philosophy is to "maximize the expression of the soil, climate, and land characteristics that are created by nature each year," and we respect the quality of the ingredients without sacrificing the original pure taste of grapes through human modification. We take great care to do so.
Mr. Henri Jayet is said to have repeatedly said that ``old vines and extremely short pruning are important,'' and even after Mr. Rouget took over the domaine in 1985, he continued to insist on using grapes from older vines. Continue careful pruning. You can see that Mr. Jayet's teachings are steadily taking root.
