Jadot Louis

2001 Jadot Louis Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St.Jacques

By on October 31, 2006 #asides

Medium, medium-plus colour – still holding onto cherry-red – but only just. The nose starts with considerable width but not much depth, there’s an undertow of sweet creamy earth but little else. Slowly the nose begins to blossom with tight red fruit, cranberry and red cherry, eventually redcurrant too. In the mouth this is superbly intense and after you swallow; it’s very much like the sides of your mouth are leaking as the finish goes on and on. The overall effect is of a taught and wirey wine with tannins that are quite smooth with faint astringency and just a trace of bitterness. With time the bitterness is lost yet its tightly wound transparent nature remains true – no change.

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2002 Jadot Louis Bourgogne Blanc

By on June 30, 2006 #asides

A few bottle of this have already been consumed this summer. Sweet, high-toned, creamy, oaky nose. Sweetness on the palate to, with good acidity, a good mid-palate and a faint coconut cream finish – though a bit of an ’empty gap’ when first in the mouth. Great value for ~€8.5

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2002 Jadot Louis Meursault

By on June 30, 2006 #asides

Medium yellow. The nose has very understated butterscotch and oak, swirling lifts out a little high-toned pear fruit. The palate is nicely concentrated and very well textured. The acidity is nice, as is the medium and a bit finish. Certainly a large step-up from the Bourgogne, but then so is the price (3x). Good wine, but not brilliant value.

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1999 Jadot Louis Beaune Les Teurons

By on June 30, 2006 #asides

Medium ruby-red. This is a wine that needs to be cooled – at room temperature the nose and palate are diffuse and disappointing, cooler and it tightens up, becoming (a little) more interesting. The (cool) nose is high-toned with a core of red fruit fruit and plenty of minerally earth. The palate is beautifully balanced with good acidity and almost good length. It is rather linear and despite its relative sophistication (cold) has less ‘oomph’ than most village wines. I’m still a little disappointed.

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1999 Jadot Louis Pommard Les Rugiens

By on June 30, 2006 #asides

Medium ruby-red. Deep, slightly savoury red nose and top note of violets and just a little undertone of herbs. The palate is fresh and quite elegant, shows good acidity and a nice little burst of concentration. The finish is of the slowly fading variety. Understated rather than impressive.

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1999 Jadot Louis Volnay Clos de la Barre

By on June 30, 2006 #asides

Medium red, still with a cherry caste to the rim. A wild and wide nose that has black edged cherry, sweet compote and a little coffee in the background – really interesting. The palate is still a little linear, though transparent and with good acidity. The length is also almost good. Time in the glass brings this to an ever-improving level, filling out the palate more and more. Leaves a good impression.

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1999 Jadot Louis Vosne-Romanée Les Suchots

By on June 30, 2006 #asides

Medium colour, still just a trace of cherry-red. Spice on the wide nose, which develops beautifully in the glass – dried red fruits and intense cherry. The palate never-quite lives up to the nose; good texture and an extra edge of concentration on the mid-palate and finish – a finish that slowly fades with a little grain on the tannin showing up. Today, this is half a great wine.

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2002 Jadot Louis Bourgogne Blanc

By on February 28, 2006 #asides

Medium yellow. The nose is sweet smelling once the oak disperses, a mix of pineapple and the exotic. The palate has good acidity and a real burst of ripe, cream edged fruit. The length is almost good. Whereas the 01 is about minerality this is about sweet, ripe fruit. Excellent bourgogne, I expect lots of ‘outings’ for this over the coming months.

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2001 Jadot Louis Bourgogne Blanc

By on February 28, 2006 #asides

Medium yellow. The nose starts with a dominating oak note, however, about 30 minutes from opening and things are much more refined – nicely deep fruit with a mineral core – simple but well done. Obviously lacks the concentration of a higher appellation wine, but what I particularly like is that the wine opens in the mouth with just an edge of cream going into the finish. It really does need about thirty minutes of air to balance out, but will be lovely summer wine.

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