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The 1996 Beaune Clos des Ursules from Jadot is now entering a quite mature stage. The nose is very beautiful with sweet pinot notes, truffel, forrest floor and hints of the citrus note found in many red 1996 wines. On the palate still quite some grip from the tannins and the powerfull 1996 acidity …
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The Batard-Montrachet 1995 is a wonderful mature white Burgundy. Very fine mature notes in the bouquet, still fresh but quite mature. On the palate very good minerality, great length and freshness, a very well balanced wine. A very fine core of ripe chardonnay fruit completes this very fine white …
Louis Jadot Cazetiers 1990 a nice mature Burgundy, with the typical spicy Jadot style. Vintage and terroir is a perfect match, and the wine is now approaching its optimum - it will probably keep another 10 years, but will hardly get better. One can hope the hot 1999 wines evolves towards the …
Beaune Coucheraux Grand Cru 1955 fro Louis Jadot. The wine was very developed, but still had some fruit and body, but it is in serious decline. Difficult to judge a wine like this, but it's still hiding elements of greatness behind the oxidized bouquet.(Drink now) - 86p …
The Chassagne Les Cailles 1989 is a fine effort from Jadot. I have tasted this wine a couple of times before - and I must say it was better a few years ago. It has lost some of it's fruitiness and volume, and while it's still a very nice wine, it lacks some freshness - but still fine. (Drink now) - …
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