2020 Louis Jadot Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru Les Demoiselles

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The Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru Les Demoiselles is the king of the cellar among white wines. The 2020 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru Les Demoiselles (Domaine des Héritiers Jadot) is a striking wine that unfolds in the glass with notes of citrus, white flowers, buttered popcorn, chalky soil, beeswax and spice. Full-bodied, layered, muscular and concentrated, with zesty acidity and a long, resonant finish.

The wine has a aging potential of 20+ years. The wine is great with sashimi, fried or duck foie gras terrine, lobster, turbot, bream, sea bass, eel, freshwater fish, pike terrine, crayfish, scallop ceviche, tuna tartare, Bresse chicken with cream sauce and morels, chicken tagine, veal blanquette, sweat rolls, pork curry, roasted and stuffed turkey, Chinese ravioli, porcini fricassee, sweet potato puree, hard and soft cheese, Epoisses, Brillat-Savarin, Comté.

Louis Jean Baptiste Jadot bought the vineyard back from two sisters in 1913 and decided to call it « Les demoiselles ». This vineyard had already belonged to his grandfather, who had bought it in 1845. The subsoil is extremely calcareous with many stones, perfectly drained and easily overheated due to its south-south-east exposure.

About Chevalier-Montrachet

Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles is located south of the Côte de Beaune, at the top of the slope where the villages of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet meet, but in the commune of Puligny, just above Le Montrachet. It is very small: 1.28 acres.

FACT: The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will also receive a nice discount. We are almost next to the highway with plenty of parking. Click here for address

Specifications

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Type of Wine White
Country France
Region Bourgogne
Appellation Puligny-Montrachet
Icons Icon France
Winery Louis Jadot
Grape Chardonnay
Biological certified No
Natural wine No
Vegan No
Vintage 2020
Drinking as of 2025
Drinking till 2045
Alcohol % 13.5
Alcohol free/low No
Content 0.75 ltr
Oak aging Yes
Sparkling No
Dessert wine No
Closure Cork
Parker rating 97
James Suckling rating 98

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Parker

97

James Suckling

98

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Louis Jadot Cote de Beaune

In contrast to the Côte de Nuits - where almost exclusively red Burgundy is made - in the Côte de Beaune mostly white, but also some red wines are made. Both wine regions are part of the Côte d 'Or and are located east of the Hautes Côtes and are separated by wine city Beaune.

The most beautiful red Burgundies of the Côte d 'Or are made of pinot noir from marl-rich plots along a long low-lying hillside. The white grape groves can be found where the bottom of the 'Gold Coast' consists largely of limestone.

Both the vineyards of the Côte de Nuits and - Beaune are oriented east and southeast, and are therefore reasonably protected from the wet west wind.
The recent history of Burgundy house Louis Jadot started in 1970 when oenologist Jacques Lardière offered his services to André Gagey, the then general manager and father of the current - eponymous - manager of the company. As the chief man of the technical staff, the maître de chais, he is responsible for the more than 140 hectares of vineyards and the vinification process of some 150 wines from the Chablis, Côte d'Or, Côte Chalonnaise, Maconnais and Beaujolais. His approach is unique in the wine world at the time: he lets nature take its full course.

The quirky winemaker shuns the use of herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers and any other crop stimulants or protectants. Because, he believes, a healthy soil gives strong grapes and therefore good wines. In fact, Lardière is so confident in nature that he does not work with industrial yeasts, he finds complicated chemical analyzes in laboratories superfluous, and peeling and fermentation take place without temperature-influencing equipment. Only limited pruning and a 'green harvest' are allowed.

The grapes for the wines of Louis Jadot are always harvested manually. This prevents over- and unripe fruits from ending up in the vinification process. In addition, the grape pickers use small boxes when harvesting so that the bunches are not bruised or damaged prematurely. Grapes that nevertheless escape this attention are still removed from the selection table or table de tri.

The starting point for the vinification of Jadot wines is that each appellation has its unique smell and taste. The terroir so famous in Burgundy must always be recognizable in the wine. As a result, there is no such thing as general as a Jadot "wine style": each type of Louis Jadot wine has its own individual character.

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