2023 Beaune Aux Cras
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Tasting Notes
This Famille Gagey vineyard was bought in 2011 by Jadot, with vines that average 40 years in age. The wine was showing a little reduction, but behind this there is vibrant, chalky red fruit and pepper spice, with tea leaf notes emerging with air. It instantly fills your mouth with juicy fruit, crunchy redcurrants, countered by a creamy texture and chalky tannins, building to a saline finish.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
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Vinified in open vats and aged 18 months in oak. Cask sample. Lightish ruby. Bright, sweet-sour red-fruit aroma. Peppery, too. Tight, dry, fine-grained. A little bit lean but long and harmonious, very long.
Mid purple with a lighter rim, perhaps thanks to some stem influence. This is one of the experimental plots. A mix of strawberry and raspberry on the nose, a little bit of spice, more generous behind, including some fresh cherries, a nice balance between fruit and acidity, and greater persistence.
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About the producer
Louis Jadot is arguably the most consistent négociant house in Burgundy. It has managed to straddle both the entry-level and fine wine market, while retaining respect in both.