Louis Jadot Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 2010

Description

Louis Jadot Clos Vougeot Grand Cru is a red Burgundy wine produced in the Cotes de Nuit wine-growing region of Burgundy.

Louis Jadot is one of the largest and most famous wine producers and negociants in the Burgundy wine-growing region. The origins of the company date back to 1859 when the business was fouded by Louis Henry Denis Jadot. Over time the company has acquired plots of vines is some of the most prestigious vineyards in the region including Beaune Clos des Ursules, Chambertin Clos de Bèze, Savigny Les Beaune and many more. Louis Jadot owns or directly controls 120 ha in the Côte d’Or, including over 90 individual vineyard sites, 84ha in the Beaujolais Crus and 18ha in the Mâconnais primarily in Pouilly Fuissé. Today the business is headed by Pierre-Henry Gagey, son of André Gagey, who was entrusted with the management of Louis Jadot in 1962 by Madame Jadot following the tragic death of her son.

Louis Jadot is one of the principal owners of the Clos Vougeot vineyard owning a 2.6 hectare parcel of vines acquired in the 1980s and with long term contracts for control of another 0.69 hectares. The village of Vougeot is in the centre of the Côte de Nuits, flanked on the north by Chambolle Musigny and on the south by Flagey Echezeaux and Vosne Romanée. The 50 ha vineyard faces the east. The geological composition ranges from chalky stoney clay, on the higher parts of the slope, to moist, compact soil richer in humus and with fewer stones on the lower slopes. Fermentation (3-4 weeks) takes place in tanks, after which the wine is aged in Cadus barrel’s from Jadot’s own cooperage for 18 months before bottling.

Louis Jadot Clos Vougeot Grand Cru is the epitome of great Burgundy, supple and sumptuous with great depth and complexity and a wonderful fragrance.