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Wine Description
The Story
'Cros Parantoux' is a fine example of a 'terroir' revealed by a man: of an almost uncultivated 'terroir', which is nonetheless well oriented towards the east, but difficult to work. Henri Jayer succeeded in obtaining quintessential Vosne-Romanée from it. The vineyard plot is sloping, stony, the soil is not deep, the situation is cool. Henri still owns the largest part of the appellation, but we are happy to be able to work about three quarters...
Wine Information
The sun at the end of the season enabled the grapes to mature perfectly and produce round and generous wines. This year was surprising in the way it aged: after a fairly fast start, as predicted, the wines have since settled down and now offer fullness and balance, with no sign of fatigue. No denying it, a shining light in the decade of the 80s. To be drunk sparingly: you should keep a few control bottles.
Vintage 1985
1985 Burgundy by Clive Coates MW / The 1985 vintage represents a turning point in the wine history of Burgundy. Before this date, on the whole, winegrowers made wine, merchants bought it, assembled several plots, if necessary, and sold it. Subsequently, more and more estates began to mature, bottle and market the wines themselves. In the meantime, many merchants had taken the opportunity to expand their own estates, so that, particularly at th...