This lot was part of our auction «fall auction» on 28.09.2024.
07134
Maison Louis Jadot, Échezeaux, 2010
1 x 0.750L
Burgundy
perfect
perfect
into neck
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92 / 100 Robert Parker The 2010 Echezeaux Grand Cru has a gorgeous, fragrant bouquet with pure wild strawberry, maraschino and blood orange scents that show great clarity and opulence. The palate is medium-bodied with a gentle grip. It is a little more compact that the nose suggests, but there is certainly good structure here and it will reward several year in the cellar. Drink 2016-2030.
This was the first time I had been back to Louis Jadot’s expansive winery on the northern outskirts of Beaune since their memorable 150th anniversary tasting back in 2008. As I quipped in the previous issue, Jacques Lardiere was then talking about his imminent retirement that seemed to never come. But on this occasion, there was new winemaker Frederic Barnier there to greet me. He has large shoes to fill but he seems up to the task of steering this important Burgundy name to a new chapter, having worked alongside Jacques for a couple of years. “At the beginning, we were not so confident about the whites,” he explained in reference to his 2011s, “but it has been a nice surprise. The dry spring of 2011 affected the level of ripeness but it has lent freshness, but with low acidity.” We did not have time to taste the entire portfolio of over 80 crus, but instead took a sample of 20 white and reds from both the 2010 and 2011 vintages.
208, The Wine Advocate
18 / 20 Jancis Robinson Mid crimson. Quite rich fruit, with ripe fruit the dominant characteristic, but very supple and convincing with some saltiness as well as dryness. Real energy. Most impressive. Long. Finished malo ages ago. https://www.jancisrobinson.com/tastings/search?keywords=ja..
91-94 / 100 Allen Meadow This is very ripe though the black berry liqueur and spice aromas stop just short of surmaturité. The equally ripe, suave and caressing velvet-textured flavors display a mocha component on the slightly sweet and warm finish. As the description suggests, this was somewhat awkward though because of the excellent underlying material my range assumes that this manages to recover with time in bottle. I underscore though that is a prediction, not a guarantee. https://www.burghound.com/tnsearch/index.php?id=261529