Domain Jadot Clos St Jacques 2003
The 2003 Domaine Jadot Clos Saint-Jacques is a Pinot Noir red wine from the Clos Saint-Jacques premier cru in the Gevrey-Chambertin appellation, within the Côte de Nuits. This Burgundy cuvée comes from a walled vineyard located at the entrance of the Lavaux combe, benefiting from a south-southeast exposure. The destemmed grapes ferment for three to four weeks before aging for approximately eighteen months in oak barrels. A Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru identified by its historic parcel and expression exclusively derived from Pinot Noir.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Gevrey Chambertin
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Jadot
- Parcelle / Cru
- Clos Saint-Jacques
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Jadot
Maison Louis Jadot is a wine merchant and producer based in Beaune, Burgundy. Founded in 1859 by Louis Henry Denis Jadot, it produces wines from its own estates and from grapes sourced from the main Burgundian wine-growing regions, from the Côte d’Or to the Mâconnais and the Beaujolais. The company is owned by the Kopf family; Frédéric Barnier oversees the winemaking.
- Owner
- Famille Kopf
- Maître de chais
- Frédéric Barnier
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 8 000 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Jadot family’s history in the wine industry in Beaune dates back to 1826, with the acquisition of the Clos des Ursules, a Beaune Premier Cru. In 1859, Louis Henry Denis Jadot purchased the wine merchant’s firm Lemaire-Fouleux and renamed it after himself. His son, Louis Baptiste Jadot, continued to expand the business and reinvested in the acquisition of vineyards, particularly Premiers Crus and Grands Crus in the Côte d’Or. On Louis Baptiste’s death in 1939, his son Louis Auguste Jadot took over the management of the company and expanded into export markets, including the United States. André Gagey joined the company in 1954 as Louis Auguste Jadot’s deputy, before becoming managing director following the latter’s death in 1962. In 1970, André Gagey recruited the oenologist Jacques Lardière, who went on to become the company’s technical director. In February 1985, Maison Louis Jadot was acquired by the owners of Kobrand Fine Wine & Spirits, the Kopf family. Pierre-Henry Gagey chaired the company from 1992 to 2023. Frédéric Barnier joined Louis Jadot as technical director in 2010 and succeeded Jacques Lardière in overseeing winemaking in 2012. Since 1 January 2023, Thomas Seiter has been chairman of Maison Louis Jadot and Thibault Gagey has been its managing director.
Clos Saint-Jacques
Clos Saint-Jacques is a climat officially classified as a Premier Cru of the Gevrey-Chambertin appellation, located on the Côte Saint-Jacques to the northwest of the village and near the mouth of the Combe de Lavaux. The southeast-facing hillside ranges approximately from 290 to 340 meters in altitude, with a steep slope in its upper two-thirds and a much gentler slope in the lower part. The terroir features a succession of stony clay-limestone soils and different Jurassic formations depending on the position on the slope. It is a true walled enclosure (clos), and not a monopole.
- Vineyard commune
- Gevrey-Chambertin
- Origin of the vineyard name
- According to Domaine Armand Rousseau, the name comes from the discovery in the vineyard of a statue of Saint James and the presence of a chapel dedicated to him, along an ancient route to Santiago de Compostela.
- Exposure
- southeast
- Altitude
- 290–340 m
- Slope
- approximately 10-20% in the upper two-thirds, then 2-4% in the lower third
- Soil
- Very stony clay-limestone soils, shallow at the top of the slope and deeper at mid-slope, where they reach about 60 cm; the lower part is also rich in limestone stones and flat limestone fragments.
- Subsoil and geology
- A succession including Ostrea acuminata marl and entroquitic limestone in the upper part, white oolite and Bajocian crinoidal limestone at mid-slope, followed by argillaceous limestone and Prémeaux limestone towards the bottom of the climat.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 1.000000 ha
- Year the vineyard was acquired
- 1985
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner of approximately 1 ha, acquired during the breakup of Domaine Clair-Daü
Histoire de la parcelle
In 1855, Jules Lavalle classified Saint-Jacques and Clos Saint-Jacques among the top cuvées of Gevrey. On February 2, 1931, the court of Dijon recognized the precisely cadastered plots of the site as having the right to the designation of origin "Saint-Jacques" or "Clos Saint-Jacques", while rejecting the name "Clos Saint-Jacques-Chambertin". During the organization of the Burgundian AOCs, the climat was integrated into the Gevrey-Chambertin appellation and classified as Premier Cru; this classification remains the officially recognized one.
