Louis Jadot Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots 2014, Domaine Gagey

Description

Louis Jadot Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots is a 1er Cru vineyard located next to the Premier Cru vineyards of Vosne Romanée, at the northern edge of the Nuits Saint Georges appellation.

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, 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 (they own the fantastic Domaine Ferret). Today the business is headed by Pierre-Henry Gagey, son of André Gagey, who was entrusted with the management of Louis Jadot in 1962.

The wines of Nuits Saint Georges are produced on land delimited by the parishes of Nuits Saint Georges and Premeaux-Prisse and it is the southernmost commune of the Cote de Nuits. The northernmost vineyards, of which this is one, tend to produce comparatively more elegant wines than the big, more robust wines in the south of the appellation. The Les Boudots vineyard is a squarish block of vine covering some 6.5 hectares and Jadot hold a long term contract over a parcel of half a hectare owned by the Gagey family. As well as Nuits Saint Georges, the Gagey family also have vineyards in Clos Saint Denis Grand Cru, Echézeaux Grand Cru, Beaune Premier Cru Bressandes, Savigny les Beaune Premier Cru Clos des Guettes, Beaune Premier Cru les Chouacheux and many others. The soils in this vineyard are primarily composed of brown limestone and marl. The vineyard has a perfect exposure to the East which gives the capacity to produce splendid wines.

Maison Louis Jadot Nuits Saint Georges Les Boudots is a characteristically firm and full-bodied wine. This wine is fermented in vats for 3-4 weeks and then aged 18 months in oak prior to bottling.