{"product_id":"echezeaux-emmanuel-rouget-1996","title":"Echezeaux Emmanuel Rouget 1996","description":"Emmanuel Rouget Echézeaux 1996 is a full-bodied Burgundy red wine from the Grand Cru climat of Echézeaux in the Vosne-Romanée commune of the Côte de Nuits. A tractor engineer by training, Emmanuel discovered a love of winemaking in 1976, after being given a job by his uncle, the legendary Henri Jayer. He is now based in Flagey-Echézeaux and produces high-end Pinot Noir from some of the most desirable vineyards in the Côte de Nuits. This is their Echézeaux Grand Cru from the excellent 1996 Côte d`Or vintage. \"Now at 20 years of age, the 1996 Echezeaux Grand Cru from Emmanuel Rouget is vindicating the plaudits that praised this wine on release. It is just a great Pinot Noir. Deep in hue, it is surprisingly backward and youthful on the nose, tightly wound with black fruit, cranberry and violets. Echézeaux-cum-Margaux perhaps! The palate is medium-bodied and very well balanced, quite sturdy in backbone as is common with many 1996s, stocky like Emmanuel with an almost sorbet-fresh, vivacious finish that beckons you back for another sip. It would not surprise me if at 30 years of age it warrants an even higher score. This is superb.\" Neal Martin, 2016","brand":"Emmanuel Rouget","offers":[{"title":"Duty Paid","offer_id":62411891900746,"sku":"HED99263","price":1300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/7696\/2634\/files\/HED99263.jpg?v=1781890324","url":"https:\/\/hedonism.co.uk\/products\/echezeaux-emmanuel-rouget-1996","provider":"Hedonism Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}