Meursault AOC 2016 - Louis Jadot

Color: Golden yellow.
Smell: The nose is rich and very complex with notes that first recall yellow flowers, then yellow fruit with minreal puffs, honey, vanilla, buttter and hazelnut.
Taste: On the palate it is round, creamy, but also perfectly balanced with freshness and flavor. The sip is silky and enveloping, it flows persistently with a very long fresh-savory trail, supported by a wide range of mouth aromas. Very long life wine.
Food pairing: Ideal with fish dishes, white meats, mushroom and truffle based dishes, mature cheeses.

Production area: Meursault is undoubtedly the most famous village in Burgundy for white wines. Located south of the Côte de Beaune, its vineyard is spread over gentle slopes, between 230 and 360 meters above sea level. Orientation to the east is very favorable for its maximum insolation.
Vinification: The harvest is manual in small boxes to preserve the integrity of the fruit. The grapes are then gently pressed, followed by fermentation in barrels, a third of which are new.
Aging: It lasts about 15 months on the fine lees before being prepared for bottling.

Louis Jadot

The Maison Louis Jadot was founded in 1859 by Louis Henry Denis Jadot, descendant of a family strongly linked to the Burgundian wine world, having owned, since 1826, the famous Clos des Ursules in Beaune. When Louis Auguste Jadot died in 1962, his partner, Albert Gagey, took over the company, followed by his son, Pierre-Henry. In 1985, the Maison Louis Jadot was purchased by Rudy Kopf, importer of Louis Jadot wines in the United States and founder of the Kobrand Corporation. Today the maison operates mainly as a negociant and controls 240 hectares of vineyards scattered throughout Burgundy, from the Côte d’Or to the Macônnais up to the Beaujolais. The varieties planted are Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Aligoté and Gamay for Beaujolais. To reach high quality levels, the Maison Louis Jadot has been leading the vineyards for about twenty years, banning the use of synthetic products. Over the years the company has grown by acquiring, in addition to vineyards and cellars, in 1995, the Tonnellerie Cadus. From the beginning, the mission of the Maison Louis Jadot has been to harmoniously develop all the appellations of Burgundy, from the Grands Crus to the regional names.