Louis Jadot - Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru (Pre-Arrival) 2004
Price: $272.99
| Producer | Louis Jadot |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Burgundy |
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| Subregion | Cotes de Nuits |
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| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
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| Vintage | 2004 |
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| Sku | 32121 |
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Louis Jadot Description
Winery notes
Gevrey Chambertin is the most northern of the great communes of the Côte de Nuits. There are 26 Premiers Crus and 8 Grands Crus. Half of the Premiers Crus of Gevrey lie on the Grands Crus east facing slope ; the other half occupy a steep, southeast facing slope to the north, with calcareous clay soils.
The « Chambertin » vineyard is situated on the east facing slope between Latricières Chambertin Grand Cru and Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru.
2004 Weather Report - Decanter Magazine
The weather this year has provided Burgundy’s vignerons with some nail-biting moments. Things started well, with a winter and early spring remarkable only by their relative lack of frosts. May was warm followed by a cold snap so the Pinot flowering was late and drawn out. Summer arrived, and, with it came the rains. July and August were uncommonly damp, cloudy and cold, bringing the threat of mould and oidium. As a result, those vignerons who cut back the leaf canopy and green harvested rigorously ended up with the healthiest grapes.
Hailstorms struck the Côte de Beaune hard in August, culminating in a hard fall on 23 August, which wiped out swathes of Volnay, Pommard, Beaune and Savigny. While some vineyards were barely touched, others suffered up to 90 per cent damage. A total washout was prevented when the sun finally came out at the end of August and a brisk north wind helped dry out the vineyards. Hot afternoons and cool nights helped develop good ripeness, colour and acidity in the grapes. Harvest began pretty much on schedule, towards the latter half of September.
Vinous: 93 Points
"Bright, deep red. Dark cherry, dried rose, licorice and a nutty nuance on the nose. Lush, sappy and dense, with compelling flavors of redcurrant, cherry and minerals. This has a liqueur-like quality without losing its sappy freshness or energy. Wonderfully light on its feet. The very long finish features a whiplash of flavor and lovely lingering perfume. I seriously underrated this beauty from barrel a year ago." - Stephen Tanzer, March 2007
"Jacques Lardiere conducted his usual vinification in 2005, which included 12 days of post-fermentation maceration. According to Lardiere, there's a lot of great wine in 2005 and a lot of good wine. The vintage as a whole is characterized by "very strong tannins," he said. "The wines need a feminine quality, and they need to have sufficient energy. And of course they need time. Some winemakers rushed their wines, manipulated them, rather than showing patience." On the subject of energy, I notice that I frequently score the finished Jadot wines at the high end of my initial projected ranges-a testament to Lardiere's uncanny ability to bring the inherent energy of the soil into the bottle." - Stephen Tanzer
