Domaine Jadot Corton 2012 Bouteille (75cl)
Domaine Jadot Corton 2012 is a red Burgundy wine from the Aloxe-Corton appellation, classified as a Grand Cru. Produced by Domaine Jadot, it is made exclusively from Pinot Noir. The designation Corton refers to this cuvée coming from the Corton parcel on the Côte de Beaune. This 2012 vintage expresses the identity of a great parcel-derived red Burgundy grand cru.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 6
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Aloxe Corton
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Jadot
- Parcelle / Cru
- Corton [Rouge]
- Millésime
- 2012
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.
Corton [Rouge]
Corton is both a Grand Cru appellation and a physically delimited terroir on the slopes of the Montagne de Corton, in the north of the Côte de Beaune. It does not constitute a single climat: red Corton can be followed by the name of one of the 24 climats authorized by the product specification. The plots are staggered across several slopes, with exposures ranging from east to south and then west, which explains a significant diversity of soils and characters. The area of 87.04 ha corresponds to the surface area in production declared as red in 2022, and not to the area of a single cadastral climat.
- Vineyard commune
- Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix-Serrigny et Pernand-Vergelesses
- Exposure
- from east to south, then west
- Altitude
- 240–350 m
- Slope
- variable; often steep in the upper half of the slope
- Soil
- Shallow and well-draining soils, rich in clay, sometimes very stony at the bottom of the slope; silty soils, low in fertility and sensitive to erosion higher up.
- Subsoil and geology
- Jurassic sedimentary formations: Dalle nacrée limestones and colluvium in the lower part, then clayey limestones and Upper Jurassic marls rich in silica, with chert, fine sands and silts; summit cornice of hard limestone.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Vineyard holding status
- Owned by Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot
Histoire de la parcelle
The presence of vines on the Montagne de Corton is attested as early as the early Middle Ages, notably through the donation of vineyards made in 775 by Charlemagne to the collegiate church of Saulieu. In the 12th century, the Abbey of Cîteaux owned an estate in Aloxe comprising vineyards in Clos de Courthon, while the Dukes of Burgundy held the future Clos du Roi. In 1855, Jules Lavalle classified Corton among the "out-of-line wines"; the commune of Aloxe added the name of the cru to its own in 1862. The Corton appellation d'origine contrôlée was recognized on July 31, 1937, and its parcel area was notably approved by the INAO on September 20, 1984.
