Louis JADOT (Beaune) -- 2016 Part V: Village White Wines Tasted from Barrel

(Originally published 13 April 2018.)

Background on the vintage at Jadot is located here.

As it often does, Jadot blocked full malolactic fermentation in about half the 2016 white wines.

As with the reds, there is excellent value to be had from Jadot’s wines from less fashionable appellations.

2016 Santenay    Clos du Malte   (Domaine Louis Jadot)
The Santenay, Clos du Malte features butter and peach aromas. The mouth is rich with white peach fruit and good length. (88-91)

2016 Pernand-Vergelesses    La Croix de Pierre   (Domaine Louis Jadot)
Unlike Jadot’s red wine from this vineyard that I previously reviewed, this wine is a village wine. It has white peach aromas and flavors and is more elegant and less rich than the Santenay above. (87-90)

2016 Ladoix   Clou d’Ore   (Domaine Gagey)
The Ladoix, Clou d'Ore is light and pure with peach and apricot fruit. (88-91)

2016 Meursault    Narvaux   (Domaine Louis Jadot)
This wine was still quite primary when I tasted it in November 2017. There were some butter notes and steeliness, and the wine was austere. But promising as the wine was, it needed more time in cask. (88-92)

2016 Puligny-Montrachet
The Puligny-Montrachet was mineral and pure with good tension, making for a classic showing of Puligny village character. (88-91)

2016 Chassagne-Montrachet
Jadot’s Chassagne-Montrachet has mineral and iron notes in the nose. The mouth is tightly-wound and intense, dense, concentrated, steely, and energetic. As so often the case with Jadot village wines, there may yet be some premier cru wine blended into it prior to the bottling. (89-92)