Emmanuel Rouget Vosne-Romanee 2023 CRV Port pipes and Cabernet Sauvignon

Port pipes and Cabernet Sauvignon wine barriques

structured edition: midweight

Justin Willett's recipe is the usual Tyler approach: native yeasts

and pear with a whisper of saline minerality that speaks to the ancient riverbed soils

Domaine Rapet's En Bully is Burgundy regionality distilled to its essence

Emmanuel Rouget Vosne-Romanee 2023 CRV Port pipes and Cabernet SauvignonEmmanuel Rouget is the nephew of Henri Jayer and the inheritor of his vines, his cellar, and his philosophy. His village Vosne Romanee comes from a handful of small parcels scattered across the appellation, including Aux Reas, Les Jacquines, and Aux Ormes. The recipe is pure Jayer: laughably low yields, full destemming, a long cold soak, and patient aging. The wine drinks like a textbook of what Vosne is supposed to taste like, all rose and spice and