Maison Louis Jadot
Overview
One of Burgundy’s most important and respected négociants and domaine owners, based in Beaune. Maison Jadot holds extensive grand cru and premier cru parcels across the Côte d’Or, with notable strengths in Gevrey-Chambertin (Clos St. Jacques, Chambertin Clos de Bèze) and Beaune (Clos des Ursules monopole). The house’s golden era under Cellar Master Jacques Lardière (1970–2012, 42 years) produced wines of exceptional longevity and classical structure. Lardière retired at the end of 2012. The current winemaker is Frédéric Barnier.
Appellations
- Beaune (premier cru Clos des Ursules — monopole)
- Gevrey-Chambertin (premier cru Clos St. Jacques; grand crus Chambertin, Clos de Bèze)
- Nuits-St-Georges “les Boudots” (premier cru)
- Wide range across Côte d’Or and Chalonnaise
Key Wines
- Gevrey-Chambertin “Clos St. Jacques” — premier cru monopole; consistently grand-cru quality
- Chambertin “Clos de Bèze” — top grand cru
- Beaune “Clos des Ursules” — monopole; excellent value
Style Notes
Jadot wines of the Lardière era are defined by exceptional longevity, firm tannins at release, and a very slow evolution that can make them seem austere in youth. The 2010 Clos St. Jacques (Lardière’s penultimate vintage) was still in “climbing mode” at 14 years of age in Gilman’s 2024 assessment. Wines from the 1990s and earlier continue to show brilliance today.
2022 Vintage Notes (VFTC #114)
Older vintage notes from Gilman’s tastings in 2024 (all Jacques Lardière era):
- 2010 Gevrey-Chambertin “Clos St. Jacques”: 94+ pts (2034–2075+) — “still very early days; enormous promise; progressing nicely; I would still give this another 8–10 years before beginning to broach bottles; still in climbing mode”
- 2001 Gevrey-Chambertin “Clos St. Jacques”: 94+ pts (2025–2075+) — “just now beginning to enter its plateau; showing brilliantly at age 23”
- 2001 Beaune “Clos des Ursules”: 93 pts (2024–2065+) — “aging splendidly; drinking very nicely at age 23; into its plateau of maturity; delicious bottle”
- 1996 Gevrey-Chambertin “Clos St. Jacques”: 94 pts (2029–2075) — “still a tad primary at age 28; not yet fully blossomed; would try to give it another 5 more years”
- 1993 Chambertin “Clos de Bèze”: 94+ pts (2033–2085+) — “still on the youthful side at age 31; more patience warranted; very good and very long-lived wine in the making”
- 1976 Nuits-St-Georges “les Boudots”: 89 pts (2025–2050) — “still a bit angular from tough 1976 tannins but eventually opened up to be quite good; plenty of life in it”
2024 Vintage Notes (Burghound #102)
Frederic Barnier described 2024 in exhaustive detail: “one that began with a relatively warm winter that engendered an early start to the vegetative cycle.” Over 40 separate mildew attacks (most since 2012). Cote de Nuits pinot yields only 9 hl/ha; Cote de Beaune ~30 hl/ha. Hill of Corton “basically awful” while south around Santenay “not too far from normal.” Potential alcohols ~12% pinot, ~12.5% chardonnay. No whole clusters for pinot. Barnier: “2024 turned out better than we hoped but I hope to never see another growing season like it!” Note: Cazetiers and Combe aux Moines replanted, thus not presented. Jadot presented a massive range of 47 wines from 2024.
Top 2024 Scores (barrel) — selected highlights:
- Musigny: (92-95) — Jadot’s top-scoring red in the issue
- Chambertin “Clos de Beze”: (92-95)
- Chambertin: (92-94)
- Chambolle “Les Amoureuses” 1er: (92-94)
- Gevrey “Clos St. Jacques” 1er: (91-94)
- Bonnes Mares: (91-94)
- Volnay “Clos des Chenes” 1er: (91-93)
- Nuits St. Georges “Les Boudots” 1er: (91-93)
- Beaune “Clos des Ursules” 1er: (90-93)
- Pommard “Grands Epenots” 1er: (90-93)
- Monthélie “Champs Fulliot” 1er: (91-94) — notable highlight among Cote de Beaune
My Tastings
(none yet)
Sources
sources/articles/VFTC/VFTC Nov-Dec 2024 #114.txt(pages 26–27, 30–31, 33, 38)sources/articles/Burghound/Burghound Issue 102 - 2024 and 2023 Cote de Beaune Reds.txt