I don’t speak French, but doesn’t “Heritiers” translate to “heirs” ?
Yes.
I’ve had some very enjoyable 1997s from Jadot but too often, in my experience, their wines punch below their weight.
Scott,
Yes, ‘heritiers’ means ‘heirs’. I would be very surprised if it wasn’t all in the family.
Frank,
I have never found that to be the case, with literally hundreds of Jadot reds from glass to mouth to water table. However in relatively high acid, lighter vintages like 1997, I can see that as a reaction. And of course the hundreds of Jadot reds I’ve had probably cover much less than half of the different wines they produce.
Dan Kravitz
Domaine Louis Jadot, Domaine Héritiers Louis Jadot and Domaine Gagey are all owned by different entities (with the Domaine Gagey being the family holdings of the Gagey family who run Jadot), and the vineyards of the Héritiers for example are farmed by a different team from the vineyards of Domaine Gagey. I do not know the full details of shareholdings etc but it is a little more complex than the discussion here allows.
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Louis Jadot was founded in 1859 and it was run by the family until 1985 when it was sold to the Kopf family, owners of their US Importer Kobrand, as the son has passed away and the sisters were not interested in running the Domaine. The Jadot family kept the vineyard thus we have the Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot. Grapes from Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot are sold exclusively to Maison Jadot.
Domaine Louis Jadot are vineyards that have been acquired since 1985, when original family sold Jadot to their American importer.
Domaine Gagey vineyards are owned by the Gagey family who runs Jadot as William Kelley has pointed above.
There are few other Domaines that are owned by Jadot like Chateau des Jacques in Beaujolais, Domaine Ferret in Pouilly-Fuissé and Domaine Prieur-Brunet in Beaune.
Louis Jadot is a very complex Winery. While owned by Americans, it was always run by a French team and they where never told by their Americans owner what to do and have basically had a blank check to buy and do what they need, the Kopf family considered Jadot a Jewell in their crown.
Jadot team always believed in making wines that are structured and are among the longest lived in burgundy and that’s why they are hard to understand to a newbie and non burgundy geeks. Jadot macerates their wines for about 4 weeks and lets the fermentation temperatures get high while many Domaines in burgundy do 7 to 10 days fermentations with a cold soak and controlled fermentation temperatures. Result is that in Jadot wines the fruit is hidden behind the structure and wines don’t yield an immediate pleasure like the ones with shorter maceration that will have less or no structure and their fruit forward.
I can’t think of a better Pinot value then the Jadot’s Cote de Beaune Red Burgundies, 1er crus can be had for 30-40 dollars and they’re absolutely delicious wines and they do very well in warmer vintages. I think in warmer vintages fruit will subdue the structure and the wines do not close down. My absolute favorites, for the money are Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Vergelesses Rouge, Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Clos de la Croix de Pierre Rouge or Savigny-lès-Beaune La Dominode 1er Cru. Unbelivable wines that drink well for 10-15 years or longer like 2005 which have not yet reach their peak.
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Leo, many thanks for the very detailed explanation.
One comment: IIRC Clos de Croix de Pierre is not a 1er Cru.
Dan Kravitz
Yes thank you Leo!
My Burgundy experience is limited, but I’ve found that old Jadot to be highly enjoyable. 1985 Amoureuses, 1990 Echezeaux, and 1990 Bonnes Mares were all excellent this past year or so
I will pop in here…annual Jadot tasting next month here in Edmonton.
The lineup!
2017 Louis Jadot Pouilly Fuisse (Burgundy - Cote de Beaune, France)
Wine - White $45.99 (750mL)
2016 Louis Jadot Chassagne Montrachet Premier Cru Morgeot Clos de la Chapelle Domaine du Duc de Magenta (Burgundy - Cote de Beaune, France)
Wine - White $124.99 (750mL)
2015 Louis Jadot Chateau des Jacques Moulin-a-Vent Clos des Rochegres (Beaujolais, France)
Wine - Red $49.99 (750mL)
2016 Louis Jadot Beaune Greves Premier Cru (Burgundy - Cote de Beaune, France)
Wine - Red $74.99 (750mL)
2016 Louis Jadot Beaune Boucherottes Premier Cru (Burgundy - Cote de Beaune, France)
Wine - Red $81.99 (750mL)
2016 Louis Jadot Volnay Clos de la Barre Monopole Premier Cru (Burgundy - Cote de Beaune, France)
Wine - Red $119.99 (750mL)
2016 Louis Jadot Chambolle Musigny Les Baudes Premier Cru (Burgundy - Cote de Nuits, France)
Wine - Red $114.99 (750mL)
It seems like Jadot from the famous grand and premier cru addresses, especially on the Cote de Nuit, took a pretty sharp jump up in price a few years ago. They used to be great deals, now they are not the bargain they were. The Beaune premiers are still excellent deals though
I know It’s hard to wrap the head about red from Pernand-Vergelesses being a Premier Cru but it is, it’s a part of the En Caradeux Vineyard which is mostly planted in whites. Sometimes is hard to make a sense of Burgundy as you know. ![[cheers.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/0ff9bfcdb0964982cd3240b6159868fbdf215b1a.gif "cheers"){kind=small}
You’re lucky to have had the 1985 Amoureuses. That wine was made by Domaine Clair Dau and when in 1986 Jadot bought part of that domaine vineyard holdings they also bought some of their wines. 1985 was the last year of the old wines, jadot has replanted the vineyard in 1986.
1990 was a warm vintage and as I mentioned above Jadot does well in warm vintages.
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Drinking across the Jadot range was a great education for me. Tasting various vineyards, all from the same producer, underscored what makes Burgundy so special.
Everybody in Burgundy took a price hikes in past 15 years pretty much starting with the 2005 Vintage and then going upwards with 2009 and so on. Demand supply thing. But when you look into pricing, you can have Jadot Grand Crus for the price of village wines of some esteemed Domaines.
For instance, look at the 2016 Domaine George Roumier Village Chambolle Musigny; it’s a $200 and above for a bottle.
For the same money you can get Jadot Bonnes Mares which is a Grand Cru
Roumier’s Bonnes Mares is going to cost you $1,000 and above.
Leo,
Thanks for the correction. I was thinking of the same wine in white, which is not Premier Cru. Who said that Burgundy is more subtle than theology?
For those who can find it (I think production is tiny), this is superb white Burgundy, last had a 2012 a year or two ago and it was young and singing.
Dan Kravitz
Forgot I started this thread, and lo and behold it’s resurfaced to page one just a couple of months before my first trip to Burgundy! I’ll be staying in Beaune and Paris the last week of April and first week of May. I reached out to some friends to arrange tasting appointments, but is there an easy way to taste Jadot such as at a wine bar?
Thanks. Great post.
I thought I read somewhere that Jadot opened a tasting room at their winery similar to the one at Bouchard. This is since the last time I visited Jadot. Can someone confirm or Bryan maybe look at their website.
Yes, that’s correct.
But Bryan will be spoilt for choice in terms of drinking opportunities in Beaune.
I stumbled upon a magnum of Jadot 2012 Musigny that was reasonably priced at auction. Any experience?