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Louis Jadot Chablis Grand Cru Preuses(1997)
- Winery:
- Louis Jadot
- Varietal:
- Region:
- France > Burgundy
- Type:
- White Wine
- User Tags:
- buy, volume, mineral, deep, lenoir grape, white, acidic, oak - heavy, color descriptors, big
- Guide to Louis Jadot
- Guide to Burgundy's wines
- Guide to France's wines
Related Groups
- Burghound
- Issue 16, Oct 01, 2004
- 91/100
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May 2008
- For as broad a range of burgundies as Jadot produces, many people do not know that they also market a small range of Chablis as well. The approach for these wines is largely the same as for their other whites, which is to say very little intervention, limited amounts of oak and long élevage. All of the wines come from a single source though it may not be the same source for every wine. The wines are bought in various stages, from must to finished wine but most often it is purchased just after the malos are completed. Jacques Lardière told me that he's looking for volume in the mouth. This is Chablis read more...of course so I want to preserve the minerality but I don't care for thin, acidic wines and thus I want some fat to buffer the minerality. That said, I would rather preserve some malic acid if it adds to the mouth feel and structure though every vintage is different. And I don't believe the élevage should be any different from our Côte d'Or whites. About the only difference is that our Chablis villages is 100% stainless and we use almost no new oak and then only for the grands crus. Lardière says Jadot doesn't buy very much as they're really looking for quality and in fact, the average volume is 1000 hl, or about 11,000 cases annually. The mix of wines offered is limited and in a typical vintage, Jadot buys only a Chablis villages, Montmains, Vaillons, Fourchaume, Côte de Léchet, Preuses and Grenouilles and for a period of time, there was a Valmur. On this visit, Lardière surprised me with a mini vertical of various wines and vintages and I present all of them here. Note that a few wines were opened from 375 ml bottles. (Kobrand Corporation, New York, NY; Hatch, Mansfield Agencies, UK). Deep yellow color though the nose is still fresh and pure with no noticeable secondary aromas in evidence. The big, powerful and punchy flavors are beginning to round out with outstanding depth and a sappy, sweet, wonderfully long finish. This is a generous wine and despite the advancing color, this still needs another 2 to 4 years to be at its best. (hide)
