Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains 2016

Maison Louis Jadot

Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains
2016

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$188.00

* Retail price including taxes and service fees if applicable

9 case(s) available

Service fees
$ 31.75
Product code
15604472
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Private import
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$156.00
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Burgundy
Subregion
Côte de Nuits
Appellation
Nuits-Saint-Georges
Classification
1er cru
Varietal(s)
Pinot Noir 100 %
Colour
Red
Closure type
Cork
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About this winery

It was with the acquisition of Beaune Premier Cru Clos des Ursules that the history of Maison Louis Jadot began in 1826. It took Louis Henry Denis Jadot thirty years to found the House in 1859, and to establish the values ​​of this family business. By developing the wine trade in the markets of northern Europe, he was already contributing to the reputation of Burgundy wines at the time. Several generations succeeded each other at the head of the family business, but his signature on the...

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Product notes

Above the Great Saint George there is a climate of great force. The soils of the Premiers Crus are mainly composed of limestone and marl, and their perfect exposure to the East allows them to produce superb wines.

Production notes

Aging lasts around 18 months in barrels from our cooperage, around a third of which are new.

Tasting notes

Lovely nose of black cherry, violet and spices is not only expressive, but also fragrant. The palate is also somewhat surprising, because its texture is magnificent and relatively supple, but its firm, powerful and imposing finish reminds us that this is indeed a Vaucrains. Pairings with lamb chops.

Press reviews

Burghound.com

91-93

Allen Meadows, April 2018 (Vintage 2016)

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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Vinous

90-92

Stephen Tanzer, January 2018 (Vintage 2016)

(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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