Grand Cru Selections from Louis Jadot
大家對這個米黃色的天使酒標應該不陌生吧👼🏻！Louis Jadot 是勃艮第的negociant 之一，以出色品質和穩定表現聞名。由Louis Henry Denis Jadot於1859年創立，1985年被其在美國的進口商Kopf家族收購。
目前，Louis Jadot管理著60多公頃的自家葡萄園，同時從當地種植者購買葡萄，橫跨該地區的270公頃。著名葡萄園包括Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules和Gevrey-Chambertin（紅酒），以及Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru和Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru（白酒）。
Louis Jadot特別注重展現風土特色，這是由傳奇釀酒師Jacques Lardiere自1970年確立的原則。Lardiere於2012年退休，由Frederic Barnier接任。Frederic Barnier成功維持了Louis Jadot的卓越聲譽，秉持Lardiere的哲學，讓葡萄酒自行發光。🍷
Louis Jadot強調低干預的葡萄酒釀造方式：不採取正式的冷浸漬、發酵過程中的溫度控制或抽取，只進行壓帽。葡萄酒在缸中停留，直到上浮的葡萄皮和籽下沉，標誌著發酵結束。然後在橡木桶中陳釀，通常有三分之一使用新桶，或在較差的年份高達50%的新桶。白酒間中會阻止乳酸發酵以保留酸度，而紅酒則在高溫下發酵，並浸泡長達一個月以增加複雜性。
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Everyone should be pretty familiar with this angel label in light yellow👼🏻! Louis Jadot is a premier name among Burgundy's negociant firms, renowned for exceptional quality and consistency. Established in 1859 by Louis Henry Denis Jadot, and was acquired in 1985 by Kopf family, who was previously the importer of Louis Jadot wines in the United States.
Currently, Louis Jadot manages over 60 hectares of its own vineyards while sourcing grapes from local growers, amounting to 270 hectares across the region. Noteworthy vineyard holdings include Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules and Gevrey-Chambertin for reds, and Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru and Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru for whites.
Winemaking at Louis Jadot focuses on expressing the terroir, a principle established by legendary winemaker Jacques Lardiere, who led from 1970. Lardiere retired in 2012, succeeded by Frederic Barnier. Frederic Barnier has successfully maintained Louis Jadot's reputation for excellence, following Lardiere’s philosophy of letting wines shine on their own. 🍷
Minimal intervention is key at Louis Jadot. There is no formal pre-maceration, temperature control during fermentation, or pumping over; only punching down is used. The wine stays in the vat until the chapeau of skins and pips sinks, signaling the end of fermentation. It is then aged in barrels, typically a third with new oak or up to 50% in weaker vintages. Whites may have partial malolactic fermentation blocked to retain acidity, while reds are fermented at high temperatures and macerated for up to a month for complexity.
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Promotion period: until Apr 4, 2025
1/ Maison Louis Jadot Chapelle Chambertin Grand Cru 2016 - Bt | RP95
HK$1500 ▷ HK$1380
The 2016 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru (Domaine Louis Jadot) is showing even better from bottle than it did from barrel, unfurling in the glass with a lovely and expressive bouquet of cherries, dark chocolate, incense and subtle hints of smoky new oak and clove. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and velvety with a deep core of fruit, tangy but ripe acids and a long, penetrating finish. It's a beautifully elegant and direct example of Chapelle-Chambertin, from a parcel planted in 1920-1921 where most of the old vines remain intact.
-95, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate, February 2019
2/ Maison Louis Jadot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2014 - Bt | NM92-93
HK$1500 ▷ HK$1380
The 2014 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, which comes from three sources, is a little more savory on the nose compared to the Clos Saint Denis, perhaps sans the same level of purity. There is more tertiary notes here, a hint of bacon fat even. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, slightly broader tannin than the Clos Saint Denis that lends it the weight, the presence, albeit without the nervosité or the mineral core expressed by the Clos Saint Denis. Very fine, but I would like to see more nuance develop during the rest of its élevage.
-92-93, Neal Martin, The WIne Advocate, December 2015
3/ Maison Louis Jadot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2016 - Bt | NM93-95
HK$1600 ▷ HK$1460
The 2016 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru was showing a little more reduction on the nose compared to the Clos Saint-Denis, although I felt that there is more detail and complexity in situ. The palate is very refined with filigree tannin, great tension and focus, a gentle grip in the mouth with an almost tart, tensile finish that lingers in the mouth. I also appreciate the spiciness on the aftertaste. Superb.
-93-95, Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate (Issue 234), December 2017
4/ Louis Jadot Chambertin Clos-de-Beze Grand Cru 2001 - Bt | RP93
HK$2450 ▷ HK$2250
The 2001 Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru (Domaine Louis Jadot) is a beauty, wafting from the glass with aromas of plums, dark berries, rich forest floor, black truffle, dark chocolate and violets. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, rich and velvety, with a broad, textural attack, powdery structuring tannins and superb depth at the core, concluding with a long, savory finish.
-93, William Kelley, The Wine Advocate, July 2020
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