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The 2002 Cros Parantoux from Emmanuel Rouget is quite a step up from his otherwise delicious Echezeaux 2002. The bouquet is crammed with layers of predominantly red fruit - spiced with complex variations of Vosne spices and a quite earthy minerality. On the palate layers of velvet fruit ... deep, …
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The 2002 Echezeaux from Emmanuel Rouget is still showing great and quite youthful form. The bouquet is bursting with red fruits and Vosne spices ... expressive and forward. On the palate layers of cool ripe fruit - silky, juicy and well structured. It's rich and long but still quite lightfooted and …
The 2004 Echezeaux is a slightly disappointing effort from Rouget ... but expectations are high when a Rouget wine is in the glass. In the bouquet weighty red and dark berry fruit, hints of sous-bois - not very focused or transparent. On the palate quite densely flavored with a relatively dark …
Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux is a mythical vineyard ... with a reputation created by the legendary Henri Jayer. With a location just above and next to Richebourg this 1er cru is regarded as something very special. But the story of Cros Parantoux doesn't start with Henri Jayer, the vineyard …
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The Vosne Romanee 2011 from Emmanuel Rouget is a lovely village effort - but needs time to resolve. In the nose crisp red and dark berry fruit with a quite strong impression of new oak. On the palate quite openly knit with a nice fresh fruit - nicely balanced and quite harmonious. The weight and …
