Here is the second part of Jadot’s very strong line up of 2015 reds. Particularly notable is that the wines show terroir well, not something that can be said for all wines in 2015.
2015 Bourgogne Pinot Noir Le Chapître Domaine Gagey
The prohibition against use of lieux-dits on labels of Bourgogne has now been relaxed, but just a few years ago, when the ban was enforced, this was one of the rare Bourgognes able to bear the vineyard name, a result of historical associations of the vineyard. The vines are located at the north end of the Côte de Nuits, in Chenôve, at the foot of the hillside. About two-thirds of the vines date to 1953. This wine is light on the palate with good density to its red fruits, making for a very good wine for early drinking. (86-89)
2015 Marsannay Les Longeraies Domaine Louis Jadot
This Marsannay is light on the palate with a smooth texture and clear red fruits. Lots of charm here. Longeraies is one of the Marsannay vineyards being proposed as a premier cru. (86-90)
2015 Côte de Nuits-Villages Le Vaucrain Domaine Louis Jadot
From the parcel just south of the Clos de la Maréchale premier cru, this wine is round with dark plum fruit and a bit of spice. For Côte de Nuits-Villages, which can sometimes be quite tannic, this is a rather elegant wine. (87-90)
2015 Chambolle-Musigny Les Drazeys Domaine Gagey
With this wine and the next, we get some insight into the top quality that can be found from village vineyards (in this case, a particularly good one) in 2015. The wine has blackberry fruit that is fresh and concentrated, and there is also some tannin here. (89-93)
2015 Gevrey-Chambertin
What I tasted was not the definitive Gevrey-Chambertin cuvée. Among other things, Jadot usually makes a decision before bottling to declassify some premier cru into the wine. Jadot vinifies a small portion of this wine, but most of it is from purchased wine. What I tasted is dense, smooth, deep, and concentrated, but also still primary, with tannin on the finish. Very promising. (89-93)
2015 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuées Domaine Louis Jadot
The Fuées has dark fruits and some red ones, some spice, good length, and a smooth texture with silky tannins. (91-94)
2015 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes Domaine Gagey
Jadot’s Baudes has fine spice aromas. The mouth is round with more finesse than the Fuées, lightness on the palate, and good length. This is a very pretty, even ethereal, wine. (91-95)
2015 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos des Ormes
The Clos des Ormes is a negociant wine. On the plus side, this is a wine with structure but also finesse. The fruit is dark and the wine is light on the palate. But there is also a strange taste that I don’t like but can’t describe which seems to come from the vinification (not Jadot’s). (?)
2015 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains
Also a negociant wine, the Vaucrains is round and dense with Vaucrains structure and minerality to go with its dark fruit. (91-94)
2015 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Saint-Georges
The Saint-Georges is rounder and smoother than the Vaucrains, reflecting the difference between the two terroirs. The wine has dark fruit with a touch of licorice. It is a good, typical representation of the vineyard. (92-96)
2015 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots Domaine Gagey
Last of the Nuits, the Boudots has the creamy texture of the vineyard with finessed. The wine is focused and intense with dark fruit, purity, and freshness. (92-96)
2015 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots
The Suchots is spicy with fine chipped stones in the nose. The mouth is round, pure, elegant, and long with spices to go with the fruit. This wine was purchased in barrel by Jadot. (92-96)
2015 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Petite Chapelle
Made by Jadot from purchased grapes, the Petite Chapelle is simply outstanding wine. The nose has the stoniness typical of the vineyard. In the mouth, the wine is intense, deep, stony, and concentrated in its dark fruits. And it has great precision in its focus. (93-97)
2015 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux Saint-Jacques Domaine Louis Jadot
For some Lavaux Saint-Jacques producers, the vintage dominates the wine, and although very attractive, the wines do not show the character of the vineyard; not so for Jadot — this is classic LSJ. The nose is spicy with red and dark fruits. The mouth is light, energetic, and racy, again with red and dark fruits. (92-95)
2015 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Estournelles Saint-Jacques Domaine Louis Jadot
The Estournelles Saint-Jacques has intense dark fruit in nose and mouth. The wine is intense and penetrating but not wild like the Lavaux Saint-Jacques. (91-95)
2015 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Saint-Jacques Domaine Louis Jadot
The Clos Saint-Jacques features the typical gamy red and dark fruits. The wine is quite concentrated but also has overall finesse. Notable length here. (92-96)
2015 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts
Jadot’s Beaux Monts is from wine purchased in barrel and raised by Jadot. The nose is mineral and also shows violets and roses, all typical of Beaux Monts. The minerality and violets continue in the mouth along with length, intensity, freshness, and good drive. (92-96)
2015 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes
The Chaumes likewise is from wine purchased in barrel. The wine is medium-weight with dark fruit and finesse for Chaumes with some spice and slight minerality. (90-94)