Cuvee Madeleine Collignon
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic coq au vin, roasted duck breast, or slow-braised beef short ribs.
✨ Technical Specifications
This exceptional Grand Cru bottling represents a historic partnership between the charitable Hospices de Beaune and the venerable house of Louis Jadot, who meticulously ages and bottles this prestigious cuvée. The wine originates from a prized donation made in 1976 by Madeleine Collignon, featuring old vines in the legendary Mazis-Chambertin appellation of the Côte de Nuits. Crafted entirely from Pinot Noir, this wine reflects the deep, iron-rich clay and limestone soils of the northern Gevrey-Chambertin slope, yielding a muscular, structured, and profoundly complex red Burgundy. Traditional vinification in open wooden vats followed by long aging in French oak barrels imparts remarkable depth, velvety tannins, and signature notes of dark wild berries, forest floor, leather, and exotic spices.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1859 by Louis Henry Denis Jadot—following the Jadot family's 1826 acquisition of the benchmark Beaune Premier Cru Clos des Ursules—Maison Louis Jadot stands as one of Burgundy's defining houses. Today, the estate spans over 200 hectares of owned vineyards across the Côte d'Or, Beaujolais (Château des Jacques), and the Mâconnais (Domaine Ferret), complemented by historic négociant partnerships. Led vinously by Technical Director Frédéric Barnier following Jacques Lardière's legendary 42-year tenure, the cellar employs an ethos of minimal intervention: utilizing native yeast fermentations, extended macerations, and judicious, restrained new oak aging tailored to highlight each distinct climat. Spanning village terroirs up to coveted Grand Cru climats across limestone and clay-rich slopes, Jadot's benchmark expressions include Beaune Premier Cru Clos des Ursules (monopole), Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles, and Musigny, each crafted to achieve immense ageability, structural purity, and site transparency.