TN: 2015 Louis Jadot Puligny-Montrachet

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  • 2015 Louis Jadot Puligny-Montrachet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet (5/4/2019)
    Popped and poured out of the wine fridge after TWO OTHER BOTTLES were flawed. Once again, burgundy is failing us - first with a premoxed 2008 Chassagne Montrachet and then with a flat and lifeless 2011 NSG. Why do I torture myself with this stuff?

This, on the other hand, works. Wine is a clear and bright lemon color, medium-low concentration.

On the nose, nicely aromatic. A touch of reduction gave way to grapefruit, passionfruit, citrus, and sort of a granite mineral.

On palate, wine is sound (huzzah!). Medium-high acid, medium alcohol, long finish. Restrained attack with grapefruit predominant, melon, super long finish with some malolactic notes. Not terribly complex, but nicely constructed.

This is a really nice wine, and it makes me wonder if the quality control at the negociants is just better than from the smaller producers. Either way, I am really turned off Burgundy at this point. When the bottles cost $80 and you have to buy two for every one that isn’t flawed, why the hell bother? (89 pts.)

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runs for cover

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Drank the 2014 Chassagne Montrachet a week or so ago. Very sharp.

I agree White Burgs tend to frustrate, but aged ones when on hit higher highs than red wines IMO…hence the continued torture.

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Tariq, was your 2008 Chassagne also Jadot? And did it have a regular cork and the 2015 Puligny-Montrachet a DIAM? I haven’t bought a lot of Jadot but I have had several 2011 Beaune Greves Blanc, bottled with DIAM, which have all been fresh. I think they may have switched in 2011.

Bouchard has also gone to DIAM for whites, and Faiveley at least for some of the whites.

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Can’t remember ever buying or even trying a jadot white - terrible pox reputation.

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Hi - 2008 Chassagne was Domaine Jean-Marc Morey; 2011 NSG was Bouchard Pere et Fils “Les Cailles.” I don’t think either of them had DIAM.