Henri Jayer wines are rare and expensive, but the latest auction in Hongkong revealed a huge demand for the wines, and some very high prices. At the auction on 10th of February 2012 - Christies sold 744 Bottles from the private cellar of Henri Jayer - including 100 magnums and 644 normal bottles. …
Richebourg
Henri Jayer, Richebourg 1985
The Henri Jayer Richebourg 1985 is a legendary wine, and when we found it at a reasonable price at Les Millisime in Gevrey Chambertin (around 4000 FFR) we could not resist - even at lunch time. The wine was massive and quite closed compared to other Jayer wines I have tasted, and offered another …
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Richebourg 1999
The Richebourg 1999 is a very intense and dark wine, with loads and loads of fully mature pinot fruit. It's a very powerfull and direct Burgundy, from the rich 1999 vintage. Tasted against the Richebourg 1999 from Meo Camuzet, it did very well, being bigger, better and more complex - by a fair …
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