One House, Four Climats: A Terroir Journey with Louis Jadot

*** Please Note this event starts at 7:30pm! ***

Can we taste the vineyard?
For our next wine dinner, we'll explore that question through four wines from Louis Jadot, one of Burgundy's iconic négociant houses and domaines. The theme is pure terroir: how vineyard site, vintage, and winemaking come together to create distinctly different expressions of Burgundy.
The Lineup

• 2020 Louis Jadot Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Hauts Jarrons Blanc
• 2014 Louis Jadot Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots
• 2014 Louis Jadot Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Saint-Georges
• 2014 Louis Jadot Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains

We begin with the 2020 Savigny-lès-Beaune Blanc, an intriguing white from a village far better known for Pinot Noir. Perched on gravelly, limestone-rich soils, Les Hauts Jarrons delivers natural cut and tension. The 2020 vintage was exceptionally early, warm, and dry, yet Burgundy’s best whites retained impressive freshness and precision—making this a fascinating look at how Chardonnay expresses a specific Côte de Beaune site in a warm year.
Then we move north to the Côte de Nuits for a rare side-by-side comparison: three 2014 Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Crus, all crafted by winemaker Frédéric Barnier from the same vintage, but representing three distinct climats:

• Les Boudots: Sitting on the northern border contiguous with Vosne-Romanée (Aux Malconsorts), this site is famous for bridging Nuits power with Vosne spice, perfume, and silkiness.
• Les Saint-Georges: Centrally positioned on the slope, this is the historical heart of the appellation—and widely regarded as the primary candidate for future Grand Cru status.
• Les Vaucrains: Sitting directly above Les Saint-Georges on steep, stony soils, Vaucrains is renowned across the Côte de Nuits for its depth, muscle, and brooding longevity.

The 2014 vintage makes this comparison particularly compelling. After a cool, challenging summer, a pristine September brought warm days and crisp nights that allowed the grapes to finish ripening with brilliant balance. The resulting reds show classic proportions, silky tannins, and precise aromatic clarity rather than sheer weight.
Louis Jadot's traditional philosophy—minimal intervention, judicious oak, and respect for site origin—provides the control variable for our evening.

The challenge for the night is simple:
Same house. Same grape. Same vintage.
Three neighboring vineyards.
Will we be able to taste the difference?

Join us at Nice Matin for an evening of fine Burgundy, great food, and the deliciously debatable question of whether place really is the most important ingredient in wine.

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Just a reminder of our usual rules:
** The cost of this event is for the cost of the wines and corkage only!
NOTE: Meetup has started charging a "Partner Fee" that is above and in addition to the listed price of the event. It is annoying and confusing, but there is nothing I can do about it. It comes to approximately $4 more for each RSVP. You will see this charge when you complete your RSVP and pay for the event. Sorry! Meetup+ members are exempt from this charge.
You will also have to pay the cost of your food (plus 33% for tax and tip). Please order at least two courses (i.e. a main dish and either appetizer or dessert) for your dinner. There are very few restaurants that allow us to bring our own wine for a Zero corkage fee. We must be good guests to encourage the restaurant to continue to be generous to us.
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All cancellations are subject to an $7 service fee.
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