Louis Jadot, Beaune 1er Cru Theurons, 2005 cs20230629 Subtle nuances of truffle

Subtle nuances of truffle

Enzo Tiezzi’s Vigna Soccorso is a traditionally made Brunello from a vineyard just outside the town of Montalcino

Domaine de Chevalier is one of the great names of Pessac-Leognan

provides this wine with a ripe and generous fruit profile while preserving freshness and structure

Daughter Maria Teresa took over in 2005 and makes the wine exactly as her father did

Louis Jadot, Beaune 1er Cru Theurons, 2005 cs20230629 Subtle nuances of truffleLes Theurons sits right on the seam of Beaune, at the divide where the lighter premiers crus of the north give way to the fuller bodied ones of the southso it borrows a little from both, delicacy and depth in the same glass. It's long been considered one of the commune's finer sites, and Jadot destems the fruit and lets it ride out a long vat fermentation to draw out structure. That structure mattered here, because 2005 was one of the truly great,