Corton-Charlemagne Héritiers Louis Jadot - Louis Jadot 2012 (White)

Louis Henry Denis Jadot created his own house in 1859 at a time when winemaking was flourishing in Burgundy and the region was creating its structure. Quickly, he developed a bustling trade business with northern European countries, especially because his family was originally from Belgium. His son Louis-Jean-Baptiste followed him and developed the vineyard, while his grandson Louis-Auguste favoured exporting the wine to English-speaking countries after the war. In 1954, André Gagey joined the flourishing family business and took over the reins in 1962 following the premature death of Louis-Auguste. In 1970 - a significant date for the house - Jacques Lardière, a young œnologist, joined the team and gave the house the burst of energy it needed.
In 1985, Madame Jadot decided to ensure the company's financial future and sell it to the Rudy Kopf family, the long-time, US importer of the company's wines. Today, Thomas Seiter manages the famous house, located in the heart of Beaune. Along with Château des Jacques in Moulin-à-Vent and Domaine Ferret in Pouilly-Fuissé, Maison Louis Jadot has several other vineyards to its name, coving some 154 hectares of vines in Côte d’Or, the Mâconnais and Beaujolais. We can count 70 hectares in Côte d’Or which are essentially all grand and premier cru plots shared between Domaine Louis Jadot, Domaine Gagey, Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot and Domaine du Duc de Magenta.

Maison indissociable du paysage viticole bourguignon, depuis 1859, la maison Louis Jadot, n'a cessé de contribuer à la renommée des vins de Bourgogne. Née du fondateur Louis Henri Jadot, qui en posa la première pierre, la maison de négoce à la tête de Bacchus, est installée à Beaune est tenue par Pierre-Henry Gagey. Frédéric Barnier, arrivé en 2012, y pilote les vinifications. Depuis, il y a imposé un nouveau style, plus épuré, sur des cuvées issues des principales appellations bourguignonnes.
Cuvée issue d'un sol calcaire avec des éboulis-limons de pente. Les « Corton » sont des grands crus provenant de la commune d'Aloxe Corton. Produit sur le climat des « Pougets », ce corton se distingue par ses notes de cannelle, de fleurs blanches et de noix. Puissant, marqué par son terroir, il est doté d'une superbe élégance.

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