The colour is medium gold. On the nose golden apple, pineapple, papaya, and butter. In the mouth elegant and tasty, with a citrusy aftertaste that fades fairly quickly.
This Chardonnay is produced by Louis Jadot. A Maison founded in 1859 by the man whose name it bears, Louis Henry Denis Jadot, whose family arrived in Beaune from Belgium in 1794. The house of Louis Jadot was founded in 1859, but the family was already previously active as vignerons in the region. They acquired their famous Clos des Ursules in 1826. Over time the company has acquired many more plots of vines in some of the most prestigious vineyards of Burgundy.
Nowadays, Maison Louis Jadot is one of the most important wine houses in Bourgogne and is known for the quality of its wines. For its village level wines, Jadot engages in a practice called réplis, in which wines of a higher appellation are incorporated into a wine bearing the appellation below them.
After the death of the last male members of the family, long-time manager André Gagey took over running the business, which in 1985 was purchased by the Koch family, owners of Kobrand Corporation, sole United States importer of Jadot Burgundies since 1945.
I first discovered about Maison Louis Jadot in 2015, when I visited Château des Jacques, a property Jadot acquired in 1996 in the Beaujolais wine region. The night before I enjoyed one of the most memorable wines I ever drunk: Clos de Rochegrés 1997, served from a Magnum. A wine made by Louis Jadot in Moulin-à-Vent from a vineyard renowned for producing wines of great weight and character.
This wine sells at Coop for 15.95 CHF, but is often on sale at 33% less. Although I’m not a fan of Chardonnay based wines, I found this one pretty pleasant.
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Grapes: Chardonnay
Type: White
Vintage: 2018
Producer: Louis Jadot
Price range: Medium (15-30 US$)
Pascal’s Enjoyment Index: 3/5