2020 Louis Jadot - Chambertin Clos de Beze (750ml)

Maison Louis Jadot's 0.42-hectare parcel in Chambertin-Clos de Bèze came into the house's hands through its 1985 acquisition of Domaine Clair-Daü, a historic Gevrey-Chambertin estate whose holdings had been assembled over generations. That purchase, made the same year Jadot itself changed ownership, brought the house one of its most prized grand cru sites and remains a key part of its Côte de Nuits portfolio today.

Clos de Bèze sits on a gentle, east-facing slope in the southern part of Gevrey-Chambertin, on soil that is limestone in depth with a clay-rich surface. Jadot destems the fruit and ferments it gently, then ages the wine around eighteen months in barrels from the house's own cooperage, with roughly a third new oak, an approach designed to let the site's character lead rather than the wood.

The 2020 offers an intense, layered bouquet of vivacious black and red berry fruit, with a subtle briny, estuarine note adding complexity in the background. The palate is medium-bodied and sappy, with fine acidity, a taut, fresh core, and a harmonious, silky finish that carries real length.