Louis Jadot Batard Montrachet Grand Cru 2010 1500ml

Burghound.com, Jun 11, 2013
There is a trace of reduction but not enough to completely mask the citrus, floral and spice aromas. There is a really lovely sense of energy and underlying tension to the borderline massive yet beautifully well-focused and delineated flavors that possess almost painful intensity before terminating in a hugely persistent and very dry finish that exhibits moderate austerity, especially after an hour of air. This is a really impressive Bâtard because while it's a big wine, it remains impeccably well-balanced and while fine might not quite capture the palate impression, it is incontrovertibly more refined than usual. This should amply reward extended cellaring and though 10 years might not be enough though it should be close. In a word, terrific.

Henry Denis Jadot founded Maison Louis Jadot in 1859. But even before then, the story of Maison Jadot had its roots in the vineyards, with the Jadot family's purchase of the Clos des Ursules, a Beaune Premier Cru, in 1826.
The négociant house, under the guidance of Louis Henry Denis Jadot, expanded rapidly, with a focus on the markets of northern Europe, an area he knew well as his family came from Belgium.
His son, Louis Jean Baptiste, took over the management of the company in 1900, and expanded operations by buying numerous vineyards, including Corton Charlemagne and Chevalier Montrachet Les Demoiselles.
The next generation, under the guidance of Louis Auguste Jadot, developed new export markets, particularly those in England and the US, with the help of Rudy Kopf, the founder of the Kobrand Corporation.
In 1954, André Gagey joined the company as Louis Auguste Jadot's deputy. On the latter's premature death in 1962, André Gagey succeeded him as Maison Jadot's director. In 1970, Gagey took on a young winemaker, Jacques Lardière, as his assistant. And, in 1984, André Gagey's son, Pierre-Henry, joined the company.
In 1985, in order to ensure the company's future, Madame Jadot decided to sell the company to the family of Rudy Kopf, Jadot's US importer.
Pierre-Henry Gagey became president of Maison Louis Jadot in 1992.