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 …
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Maison Louis Jadot, Beaune Les Avaux 1999
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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Louis Jadot, Chambertin Clos de Béze 1996
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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Louis Jadot, Volnay Santenots 1980
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 …
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 promoted to Grand Cru in 1981. In 1929 a part of …
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