2019 Louis Jadot - Clos St. Denis

Maison Louis Jadot's history dates to 1826, when the house acquired the monopole vineyard Clos des Ursules in Beaune. It has since grown into one of Burgundy's most respected négociant estates, working across more than 150 appellations from Beaujolais to Chablis. For over four decades the house's wines were shaped by Jacques Lardière, whose long tenure ended with his retirement at the close of 2012. Frédéric Barnier, who had been coordinating vinification alongside him since 2011, took over fully and has continued refining the house style with a quieter, more precise hand.

Clos Saint-Denis is a Grand Cru in Morey-Saint-Denis, and Jadot's holding draws in part from vines worked by horse and over ninety years old. The 2019 growing season was marked by drought and a late spring frost that cut yields well below average, though a strong second half of summer brought excellent ripeness to the surviving fruit. This cuvée was vinified with roughly a third whole clusters and aged around eighteen to twenty months in barrel, with a portion of new oak.

The wine shows a glowing crimson purple color, with cherry and red berry fruit joined by rose petal, raw cocoa, and espresso notes over sweet soil tones. Full-bodied and structured, it carries ripe, refined tannins through a long, harmonious finish.