Louis Jadot Pernand-Vergelesses Clos de la Croix de Pierre Premier Cru Rouge 2020
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This powerful wine’s ripe black berry aromas develop into supple tannins prior to a long finish.
Serve with red meats, lamb and mild cheese
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Notes of plums, warm spices, vanilla pod and licorice introduce the 2020 Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Clos de la Croix de Pierre (Domaine des Héritiers Jadot), a medium to full-bodied, rich and velvety wine that's impressively vibrant and dynamic.
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Jadot has nearly 4ha on this steep slope facing east to look at Corton-Charlemagne, split between red and white. The red is premier cru (from the En Caradeaux lieu-dit), planted on red clay. The grapes are destemmed and gently fermented prior to ageing in cask. At this stage the wine seems a bit closed and tannic, and does not show its fruit easily.
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Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Occupying the most northerly combe (the French term for a valley that cuts through a hillside) of the Côte de Beaune, Pernand-Vergelles sits to the west of and behind the hill of Corton. The most sought after whites of the village come from the slope of Pernand on the side of Corton where Pernand-Vergelles shares the Grand Cru Corton-Charlemagne with Aloxe-Corton. The best red producing Cru is Les Vergelles, which overlaps into Savigny-les-Beaune. Reds here are fleshy, seductive and structured while whites are both lively and age worthy.