Heritiers
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 8 to 20 years from the vintage release, allowing the intense acidity and oak integration to harmonize into a complex, silky texture.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea scallops, roasted lobster with butter sauce, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Héritiers Louis Jadot' designation represents the historical heart of the estate, comprising prestigious vineyards owned by the founding Jadot family since the 19th century. Among their most celebrated white Grand Cru holdings is Corton-Charlemagne, a vineyard steeped in legend and named after the Emperor Charlemagne, who allegedly ordered white grapes to be planted on the hill of Corton to prevent red wine from staining his white beard. Grown on the steep, chalky limestone soils of the Montagne de Corton, these Chardonnay vines yield a wine of immense power, structural longevity, and mineral precision. Vinified using traditional methods and aged in French oak barrels from Jadot's own Cadus cooperage, this Grand Cru white marries opulent yellow orchard fruit and citrus zest with a deep, flinty minerality and toasted hazelnut complexity.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
13-14%