Domaine Cécile Tremblay – Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Les Rouges du Dessus 2013 – Burgundy France

A 0.23-hectare plot yielding around seven hundred bottles a year, from a domaine that is now among the most sought-after in Burgundy. Cécile Tremblay is Henri Jayer's great-niece, and these vines come from the Jayer family estate.

🍷 At a Glance

• Grape: 100% Pinot Noir
• Appellation: Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Les Rouges du Dessus
• Region: Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
• Vintage: 2013
• Producer: Domaine Cécile Tremblay
• Holding: 0.23 hectares of roughly 40-year-old vines
• Production: Around 700 bottles a year
• Vineyard: At the top of the slope in Flagey-Échézeaux, directly above Échézeaux itself; the premier cru section runs to about 2.62 hectares in total across all owners
• Farming: Biodynamic
• Serving temperature: 15–17°C
• Style: Dry red wine

👃 Tasting Notes & Experience

• Color: Bright, medium ruby
• Nose: Red fruit and spice with the floral, exotic register Vosne is known for
• Palate: Sensual and delicate, in the domaine's finely drawn style
• Structure: Fine tannins with the tension a cool year brings
• Finish: Long, spiced and persistent

The lineage matters here. Edouard Jayer — Henri Jayer's uncle and Cécile's great-grandfather — worked as a cooper in Nuits-Saint-Georges before the First World War, and in 1921 married Esther Fournier, whose inheritance became the basis of the estate. The vines were leased out to other growers for decades; Cécile took back three hectares in 2002-03 and has been reclaiming more as leases expire, reaching close to ten. Les Rouges du Dessus is one of the treasures: it sits on top of the hill in Flagey-Échézeaux, with Échézeaux and Grands Échézeaux below it and forest above. Because every Flagey village and premier cru wine is sold under the Vosne-Romanée name, it reaches you as a Vosne. 2013 was cool, late and small-cropped — a vintage growers value for showing site rather than season.

❤️ Why We Love It

• Around 700 bottles made in a normal year, from under a quarter of a hectare
• Jayer family vines, farmed biodynamically
• A vineyard sitting directly above Échézeaux grand cru

🍽️ Food Pairing Ideas

• Roast poultry, guinea fowl and game birds
• Mushrooms, truffle and root vegetables
• Aged Comté and soft washed-rind cheeses

👤 Who This Wine Is For

✓ Collectors following one of Burgundy's most talked-about domaines
✓ Drinkers who want Vosne perfume in a cool, transparent vintage
✕ Not ideal if you want weight and obvious ripeness