2021 Jadot Domaine Duc de Magenta Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru "Clos de la Garenne", Burgundy, France

ABOUT THIS WINE

Jadot produces this wine in partnership with the Duc de Magenta family through a long-time arrangement. This plot of chardonnay vines is quite old, producing small harvests of exceptional quality. The wine is vinified quite traditionally with natural yeasts, partial malolactic, and long aging in barrels, 1/3 new oak.

A full-bodied dry white wine from a tiny walled vineyard in a perfect location, with complexity conferred by very old vines. Refined, elegant and rare from a highly regarded terroir. The Chardonnay vines are quite old, yielding tiny amounts of complex fruit. Delicate vinification allows the wine to express itself in subtle complexity. Aging potential of 15-20 years.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

Louis Jadot is one of Burgundy's most important negociants, both qualitatively and quantitatively, with a portfolio that covers everything from inexpensive Bourgogne and Beaujolais wines to several grand cru wines, from the Côte de Beaune to Chablis. Unsurprisingly, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay feature heavily in the portfolio.

The house was founded in Beaune in 1859 by Louis Jadot, although the first vineyard – Clos de Ursules – was purchased in the 1820s. The headquarters remains in Beaune, although vineyard holdings have increased exponentially. Louis Jadot owns land in some of Burgundy's most famous vineyards, including Le Musigny, Échezeaux, Chapelle-Chambertin and in the famously fragmented Clos de Vougeot vineyard. Louis Jadot wines are also made in Chambertin, Montrachet, Corton and Romanée-Saint-Vivant.

As well as the sizeable portfolio of wines made under the Louis Jadot label itself, the house also makes wines for Domaine du Duc de Magenta, and for Domaine Gagey. Andre Gagey took over as general manager for Louis Jadot in 1968 and, along with winemaker Jacques Lardiere, is often held responsible for Louis Jadot's high reputation.