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 … [Read more...] about Louis Jadot, Volnay Santenots 1980
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Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles and the 1861 classification
dateOne rarely see plots, sections or vineyards promoted to Grand Cru in Burgundy - the classification is very stable although some changes have been seen over the years. La Grande Rue was promoted to Grand Cru in 1992 and Clos des Lambrays was … [Read more...] about Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles and the 1861 classification
Louis Jadot, Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1996
The Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1996 from Jadot has entered a lovely semi-matured stage. The bouquet is expressive offering a nice selection of red and dark berries spiced with tar, truffles and sous-bois. The sweeter red fruit is tanking … [Read more...] about Louis Jadot, Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1996
Gevrey-Chambertin Le Clos Saint-Jacques … almost grand cru
One of the most famous 1er crus in Burgundy is Gevrey-Chambertin Le Clos Saint-Jacques. This fine reputation is primarily build by Domaine Armand Rousseau, who makes a magnificent wine from this vineyard. There are however also other fine wines … [Read more...] about Gevrey-Chambertin Le Clos Saint-Jacques … almost grand cru
Louis Jadot, Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint Jacques 1990
The Gevrey Clos Saint Jacques 1990 from Jadot is showing gorgeously. The bouquet is brimming with mature red berry fruit, sous-bois, truffle, orange zest and a lovely earthy mineral note. On the palate layers of mature fruit - rich, seductive and … [Read more...] about Louis Jadot, Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint Jacques 1990
Les Demoiselles – Puligny 1er cru and part of Chevalier-Montrachet
The vineyards in Burgundy are numerous, and some are not even included in detailed maps over Burgundy. One of these vineyards is Puligny-Montrachet 1er cru Les Demoiselles. I tried to find the location on my trusted standard map - the Atlas Vins … [Read more...] about Les Demoiselles – Puligny 1er cru and part of Chevalier-Montrachet
Louis Jadot, Beaune Clos des Ursules 1990
The 1990 Beaune Clos des Ursules from Jadot is starting to show some matured notes. In the nose red and dark berry fruit - raspberries, rich sous-bois with a lovely earthy minerality. On the palate still quite tight but starting to show some charming … [Read more...] about Louis Jadot, Beaune Clos des Ursules 1990
Louis Jadot, Beaune Clos des Ursules 1996
The Beaune Clos des Ursules 1996 from Jadot has entered a matured stage. The nose offer lovely red forest berries, sous-bois with hints of truffle and citrus. On the palate quite rich and cool fruit with a fine backbone from the citrus infused … [Read more...] about Louis Jadot, Beaune Clos des Ursules 1996