Haegelen-Jayer Clos Vougeot Vieilles Vignes 2005From WineBid. com: "Domaine Haegelen Jayer is a 10 acre estate in Clos de Vougeot. It is owned and operated by Alfred Haegelen and his wife Madeleine, a niece of the legendary winemaker and family patriarch Henri Jayer. The domain owns Grand Cru parcels in Clos de Vougeot and Echezeaux. Clive Coates has written that Haegelen's wines 'are full without being robust and are rich and concentrated." quoted from iCheers. tw Domaine Haegelen Jayer1960Alfred

but it is made like a perfectly shaped antique Greek statue or a jewel

2005 has been a year to witness some amazing successes from those portions of Echezeaux that nature designed for great Pinot potential

March 2013

and 8% Petit Verdot boasts complex notes of menthol

Matured in 600L oak barrels for no less than 9 months

Anticipated maturity: 2012-2028

loose bottle - scuffed label

believe to be late release from the Domaine

Domaine Leroy and Domaine dÕAuvenay

taking over the house in 1971

with oodles of glycerin but a relatively healthy pH

So much so that I am thinking about holding off opening any more bottles