Why it matters
The producer
The label separates two kinds of Louis Jadot wine. As a négociant, the house purchases grapes from growers across Burgundy, then vinifies and bottles them on site. Wines made solely from vineyards owned by the house carry a rectangular box at the bottom of the label reading Domaine Louis Jadot.
The owned vineyards include 280 acres in Côte d'Or Premier and Grand Cru plots. The range therefore joins purchased grapes with wines from vineyards controlled by the house, while keeping the production roles distinct on the bottle.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
The Côte de Nuits is the Burgundy subregion named on Louis Jadot's Grand Cru wines. In Burgundy, Grand Cru is the highest vineyard classification, so the name on the label identifies a classified vineyard rather than a broad regional wine.
Bonnes Mares, Clos Vougeot, and Chambertin Clos de Bèze appear as Grand Cru wines from the Côte de Nuits. The house also bottles Premier Cru reds, including Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses and Gevrey Chambertin Clos Saint Jacques.
In the cellar
Vineyards and cellar
Louis Jadot owns Résonance in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Founded in 2013, the property cultivates 139 acres exclusively with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
In 1996, Louis Jadot partnered with Tonnellerie Vicard to create Cadus, a cooperage producing French oak barrels in the Burgundian tradition. A cooperage makes the barrels used for wine ageing, with the oak vessel influencing oxygen contact and spice during élevage.
Wines to know
The range in view
The Côte de Nuits range centres on red Grand Cru wines, including Bonnes Mares, Clos Vougeot, and Chambertin Clos de Bèze. Premier Cru reds add wines from named vineyards at the level below Grand Cru.
Louis Jadot also uses réplis in Beaujolais blends and Mâcon blends. The practice adds a percentage of wine from a higher appellation to village level expressions, a blending choice used to increase complexity and quality.