Barrel tasting. Apple, hazelnut and marzipan. Very fat and concentrated. Good potential based on flavor profile, but tough to tell how this will emerge in terms of ripeness vs elegance.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Similar rich flavors to Narvaux, with apple, roasted nuts and nut butter. Slightly fatter, even if not necessarily more concentrated. Tough to assess its potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Apple and Meyer lemon aromas and flavors with very good concentration and balance. Vineyards at higher elevation seemed most successful in 2016, based on today's very limited 2 producer visit. 91-92 point potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. 80 yo vines, so no surprise this is showing impressive concentration. Riper and richer vs Garenne, this has greater potential if the fruit ripeness doesn't dominate, but tougher to be confident at this early stage.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Another 2016 white I find tough to assess given lots of good concentration along with lots of ripe stone fruit. Not quite balanced yet.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Also big and ripe,coming across slightly fat to start, more texturally interesting to finish. Another 2016 white I find tough to assess given contrasting characters coming through.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Apple and lemon with rocky mineral textures. Long and persistent finish. One of my favorites of the day, another example of vineyards higher upslope overperforming. 91-92 point potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Barrel tasting. Just finishing ML. Buttery and milky with very good concentration and length. This has very exciting potential, but judgment obviously still pending.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Tasting at Jadot. Floral start with ripe aromas and flavors to start, surprisingly lush for the vineyard, but that's 2015. Minerality comes through clearly on finish. Probably better young vs typical vintages.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Tasting at Jadot. This is the Héritiers cuvee from En la Richard. Slightly floral start with powerful citrus and peach aromas. Similar cross-section of lots of powerful fruit throughout, ripe upfront, then dense and minerally middle-to-finish. Very good 91-93 point potential.
Barrel tasting. Black fruit, very meaty. Somewhat foursquare in the manner of young, firm Beaune, this will need time in the cellar. Good for its level.
Barrel tasting. Also black and firm fruit, slightly more powerful and ripe with Pommard clay character coming through on finish. Clearly brooding a bit, but I like the long finish and think there is very good 90+ point potential here.
Barrel tasting. Red fruit throughout with savory spice I like a lot. Very good concentration, far better balance vs the more rugged Bressandes or Boucherottes. Very long finish, very cellarworthy. 92-93 point potential.
Barrel tasting. All red cherry on nose and palate with a subtle floral start. Nicely forward, approachable and elegant. Certainly simpler vs the Ursules just tasted, perhaps even the other cuvees from Beaune. Good potential.
Barrel tasting. Red fruit start-to-finish with big fruit, big tannins and an overall burly, rugged character. I am not too familiar with this cuvee, but it is certainly consistent with the mouthfeel I expect from good Pommard.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Lots of red cherry and berry aromas and flavors. A rich, elegant start and mineral-driven finish. Good length and depth. 92-93 point potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Sweet black fruit is surprisingly forward for this vineyard with good balance already. Moderate concentration and length. Good+ for its level.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru
Barrel tasting. Black cherry and berry, very meaty and dense. Concentrated from start-to-finish with a long finish, slightly backward and firm, but easily the best potential of the fraction of the Jadot 2016 lineup tasted today. 92-94 point potential.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasted at Jadot. Broad array of red fruit on both nose and palate with savory spice. Some new oak to start, but that will easily integrate. This is a real textural charmer, with great minerality and soft tannins supporting the wine's excellent density. Power with finesse, this will need a decade+ in the cellar. 92-93 point potential.
2016 Louis Jadot Meursault Les Narvaux
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Barrel tasting. Apple, hazelnut and marzipan. Very fat and concentrated. Good potential based on flavor profile, but tough to tell how this will emerge in terms of ripeness vs elegance.
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2016 Louis Jadot Meursault 1er Cru Charmes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Similar rich flavors to Narvaux, with apple, roasted nuts and nut butter. Slightly fatter, even if not necessarily more concentrated. Tough to assess its potential.
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2016 Louis Jadot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Garenne
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Apple and Meyer lemon aromas and flavors with very good concentration and balance. Vineyards at higher elevation seemed most successful in 2016, based on today's very limited 2 producer visit. 91-92 point potential.
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2016 Louis Jadot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Garenne Domaine du Duc de Magenta
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. 80 yo vines, so no surprise this is showing impressive concentration. Riper and richer vs Garenne, this has greater potential if the fruit ripeness doesn't dominate, but tougher to be confident at this early stage.
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2016 Louis Jadot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Another 2016 white I find tough to assess given lots of good concentration along with lots of ripe stone fruit. Not quite balanced yet.
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2016 Louis Jadot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chenevottes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Also big and ripe,coming across slightly fat to start, more texturally interesting to finish. Another 2016 white I find tough to assess given contrasting characters coming through.
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2016 Louis Jadot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Grande Montagne
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Apple and lemon with rocky mineral textures. Long and persistent finish. One of my favorites of the day, another example of vineyards higher upslope overperforming. 91-92 point potential.
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2016 Louis Jadot Corton-Charlemagne Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Barrel tasting. Just finishing ML. Buttery and milky with very good concentration and length. This has very exciting potential, but judgment obviously still pending.
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2015 Louis Jadot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Tasting at Jadot. Floral start with ripe aromas and flavors to start, surprisingly lush for the vineyard, but that's 2015. Minerality comes through clearly on finish. Probably better young vs typical vintages.
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2015 Louis Jadot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Tasting at Jadot. This is the Héritiers cuvee from En la Richard. Slightly floral start with powerful citrus and peach aromas. Similar cross-section of lots of powerful fruit throughout, ripe upfront, then dense and minerally middle-to-finish. Very good 91-93 point potential.
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2016 Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Bressandes Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Black fruit, very meaty. Somewhat foursquare in the manner of young, firm Beaune, this will need time in the cellar. Good for its level.
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2016 Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Boucherottes Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Also black and firm fruit, slightly more powerful and ripe with Pommard clay character coming through on finish. Clearly brooding a bit, but I like the long finish and think there is very good 90+ point potential here.
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2016 Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Red fruit throughout with savory spice I like a lot. Very good concentration, far better balance vs the more rugged Bressandes or Boucherottes. Very long finish, very cellarworthy. 92-93 point potential.
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2016 Louis Jadot Volnay 1er Cru Santenots
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. All red cherry on nose and palate with a subtle floral start. Nicely forward, approachable and elegant. Certainly simpler vs the Ursules just tasted, perhaps even the other cuvees from Beaune. Good potential.
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2016 Louis Jadot Pommard 1er Cru Clos de la Commaraine
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Red fruit start-to-finish with big fruit, big tannins and an overall burly, rugged character. I am not too familiar with this cuvee, but it is certainly consistent with the mouthfeel I expect from good Pommard.
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2016 Louis Jadot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Aux Thorey
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Dark black cherry and plum aromas and flavors. Backward and brooding with a meaty character. Needs lots of time.
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2016 Louis Jadot Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes Domaine Gagey
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Lots of red cherry and berry aromas and flavors. A rich, elegant start and mineral-driven finish. Good length and depth. 92-93 point potential.
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2016 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques Domaine Louis Jadot
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Sweet black fruit is surprisingly forward for this vineyard with good balance already. Moderate concentration and length. Good+ for its level.
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2016 Louis Jadot Echezeaux
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru
Barrel tasting. Red cherry and spice with bright character and nicely elegant textures. Moderate weight and very good balance. 90-91 point potential.
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2016 Louis Jadot Chapelle-Chambertin
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru
Barrel tasting. Black cherry and berry, very meaty and dense. Concentrated from start-to-finish with a long finish, slightly backward and firm, but easily the best potential of the fraction of the Jadot 2016 lineup tasted today. 92-94 point potential.
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2015 Louis Jadot Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes Domaine Gagey
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Tasted at Jadot. Broad array of red fruit on both nose and palate with savory spice. Some new oak to start, but that will easily integrate. This is a real textural charmer, with great minerality and soft tannins supporting the wine's excellent density. Power with finesse, this will need a decade+ in the cellar. 92-93 point potential.
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2015 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Tasted at Jadot. Black cherry and braised meat with good weight and balance. Very good length shows some spice nuances already. 91-94 point potential.
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2016 Louis Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Le Clos Blanc Domaine Gagey
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Barrel tasting. Lemon custard and lemon peel. Moderate power and length. Very good balance.
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