17 / 20 Points
Jancis Robinson, Janvier 2014 (Millésime 2012)Classic Nuits. Very juicy and substantial. Real drive here. Well judged. Savoury. Long and subtle.
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Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains
2012
C’est en faisant l’acquisition du Beaune Premier Cru Clos des Ursules que l’histoire de la Maison Louis Jadot débute en 1826. Il a fallu à Louis Henry Denis Jadot une trentaine d'années pour fonder la Maison en 1859, et y apposer les valeurs d’une entreprise familiale. En développant le négoce de vin des marchés du Nord de l'Europe, il contribuait déjà à l’époque à la renommée des vins de Bourgogne. Plusieurs générations se succèderont à la tête de l’entreprise...
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Au dessus du Grand Saint Georges c’est un climat d’une grande force. Les sols des 1er Crus sont principalement composés de calcaire et marnes, et leur parfaite exposition à l’Est permet de produire de superbes vins.
L'élevage dure 18 mois environ dans les fûts de notre tonnellerie dont un tiers environ sont neufs.
Joli nez de cerise noire, de violette et d'épices n'est pas seulement expressif, mais aussi parfumé. La bouche est elle aussi quelque peu étonnante, car sa texture est magnifique et relativement souple, mais sa finale ferme, puissante et imposante nous rappelle qu'il s'agit bel et bien d'un Vaucrains. Accords avec cotelettes d'agneau.
Classic Nuits. Very juicy and substantial. Real drive here. Well judged. Savoury. Long and subtle.
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The 2012 Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains is striking. Hard candy, plums, licorice and sweet spices all meld together in the Vaucrains. Even with all of its richness, the 2012 is showing beautifully today, largery because the vintage has softened some of the contours, resulting in an unusually generous, inviting young Vaucrains. At the same time, there is a plenty of depth to reward cellaring. Rose petals, sweet red berries and cinnamon all inform the silky, perfumed finish.
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Barnier indicated that this was not vinified by Jadot. Here the nose is compositionally similar to Perrières though the menthol character is less pronounced plus there is a note of cassis. There is excellent volume to the overtly powerful and muscular flavors that possess a seductive mouth feel before culminating in a mildly warm and rustic finish that is presently not particularly well-balanced. This could very well come together but today it is decidedly awkward.
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Pale bright crimson. Smudgy and scented. Lots of bright edgy fruit. Very youthful. Pretty tough for the moment. Uncompromising. (JR)
Tasting note: Plentiful wood and menthol scents serves as a less than subtle backdrop for the ripe and very fresh red and dark currant, sauvage and strong earth aromas. There is excellent richness to the full-bodied and overtly muscular flavors that possess fine power on the firm and palate coating finish. The somewhat rustic tannins are buffered by the abundant dry extract and the overall impression of this bold effort is one of a classic, indeed even old school, Vaucrains.
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Here too the wood treatment is sufficiently strong to largely obliterate the underlying fruit though notes of earth and the sauvage do survive the onslaught of oak. Otherwise the imposingly-scaled flavors possess outstanding power, intensity and muscle before concluding in a strikingly long, palate coating and distinctly rustic finale. While this won't win any awards for refinement, it is textbook Vaucrains.
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(this vineyard was affected by frost, but Jadot has three different sources of fruit): Bright, dark red. Aromas of dark cherry, raspberry and menthol are complicated by a sexy musky quality. Boasts lovely mineral energy and definition in the mouth, as well as excellent depth of flavor and restrained sweetness. Seems higher in acidity than most of the Jadot '16s from the Côte de Beaune but also more complex. Finishes firm, even a bit muscular, but not hard, with serious ripe tannins. (There's no Les Saint-Georges or Les Cailles in 2016 as Jadot couldn't get the fruit.)
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