Louis Jadot Batard Montrachet Grand Cru 2018 750ml

Burghound.com, Jun 10, 2021
Pure, airy and wafting aromas of white flowers, citrus rind include both lemon and tangerine plus wisps of pear, passion fruit and pretty spice nuances trimmed in just enough wood to merit mentioning. Somewhat surprisingly, the mouthfeel of the solidly constituted flavors is relatively fine with good power that slowly builds from the mid-palate to the sleekly muscular finish. This understated and lovely effort is very promising.

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.