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Burgundy

Louis Jadot - Bourgogne - Couvent des Jacobins - Blanc - 2016

Characteristics

Country / Region: Mâcon

Vintage: 2016

Name: AOP Bourgogne

Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay

Alcohol: 12.5 vol.

Color: White

Capacity: 75 cl

AWARDS

Domaine awarded 1 star in the Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2019 (RVF)
Domaine awarded 4 stars in the Guide Bettane & Desseauve 2019

Wine:

With a gorgeous light yellow hue, the Bourgogne Couvent des Jacobins Blanc 2016 is the perfect example of a Chardonnay from Burgundy. After opening with scents of lush yellow fruit, white flowers and notes of brioche, it reveals a well-balanced and very fine substance. A fresh and vibrant wine, a bringer of pleasure par excellence!

Vinification:

Harvesting by hand, fermentation in barrels of which one third are new, 15 months' barrel ageing on the lees for part of the wine and the remainder in vats.

Color:

Glistening light yellow hue.

Nose:

Scents of lush yellow fruit, white flowers and brioche.

Palate:

Fresh and vibrant, this wine shows a well-balanced, very fine and appetizing body.

Temperature:

Serve between 10-12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Aperitif, fish and shellfish, cow's cheese.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2022

Prestigious wine company Louis Jadot, a reference for Burgundy wines, is truly in a league of its own. Its excellence and exceptional savoir-faire have made it world-famous. With 150+ years of history, a multitude of exceptional terroirs and an enduring love of its craft, Jadot has become a veritable institution. It charts its course with joy, grace and a classic style of vinification reflecting the very best of the terroir and the vintage.