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The Musigny from Louis Jadot is somehow a bit overlooked, but nevertheless produced on a plot next to one of the most hyped Musigny's - the rare and very expensive Musigny from Domaine Georges Roumier. Louis Jadot began to make wine from the current plot of Musigny in 1985 - but even before this …
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This bottle of Louis Jadot Bonnes Mares 1962 is a bit past it's peak, but still alive and kicking. It's starting out with a quite aged impression - maderized fruit in the nose and a sweet, dense and rich midpalate. After 20 min in the glass the red mature fruit starts to come through both in the …
The Louis Jadot Beaune Les Avaux 1999 is showing beautifully but is still 10 years away from full maturity - the 1999s really needs time. In the bouquet cherries, amaretto cherries, sous-bois + a deep quite earthy minerality. On the palate rich ... quite velvet yet airy ... with a lovely earthy …
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The Chambertin Clos de Beze 1996 from Jadot is a quite brutal wine ... and it needs at least one if not two decades in the cellar to unfold. The nose is intense with red and dark fruits .. hint of sous-bois is the only true indication of age. On the palate dense, weighty with ample tannins and a …
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The 1980 vintage is before my Burgundy time, and while I have tasted quite many 1985s ... the lovely 1980s always seem to elute me .. but not this time. I found the 1980 Louis Jadot Volnay Santenots at a restaurant in northern France at a very reasonable price ... 108€ to be precise .. and since I …
