LOUIS JADOT Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2012 Bottle

Description

The 2012 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru has garnered high praise, scoring between 92-94 points from The Wine Advocate, where Neal Martin highlights its primal bouquet featuring mulberry and raspberry fruit, along with hints of briary and damp moss. He describes it as a feminine and harmonious wine prioritising elegance over power, with a velvety smooth finish and a long, caressing tail. Vinous awarded it 93 points, noting its highly aromatic nose that combines raspberry, strawberry, clove oil, dried flowers, and smoked meat, supported by a distinctive minerality. The palate is silky, dense, and fine-grained, enhanced by whole-cluster fermentation that adds complexity. This exquisite Clos de la Roche is perfect for ageing, promising graceful evolution in the bottle.

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Louis Jadot is a renowned wine producer based in Burgundy, France, celebrated for its high-quality wines and rich heritage. Founded in 1859 by Louis Jadot, the company has maintained a strong presence in the Burgundy wine industry and has become synonymous with excellence in winemaking.

The estate encompasses a diverse range of vineyards, including both premier and grand cru sites across various prestigious appellations such as Gevrey-Chambertin, Beaune, and Puligny-Montrachet. Louis Jadot is known for its meticulous attention to detail in vineyard management, employing sustainable agricultural practices to enhance the quality of the grapes.

The winery produces a variety of wines, with a primary focus on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, showcasing the unique terroirs of Burgundy. Louis Jadot is particularly recognized for its red wines that exhibit depth, elegance, and complexity, alongside white wines that demonstrate richness and vibrant acidity.

With a commitment to traditional winemaking techniques, Louis Jadot’s wines often undergo careful aging in French oak barrels, allowing for well-integrated oak influence and the development of nuanced flavours. The estate has received numerous accolades and high ratings from critics, making it a respected choice for collectors and enthusiasts seeking authentic expressions of Burgundy’s renowned wine heritage.

THE WINE ADVOCATE (92-94) points
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2012 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru has a primal bouquet that opens up with encouragement, but only slightly, with mulberry and raspberry fruit, touches of briary and damp moss. The palate is underpinned by very fine tannins. This is a feminine, harmonious and sensual Clos de la Roche prioritising elegance over power. There is a long tail on the finish that is velvety smooth and caressing. This is very seductive and classy.

VINOUS 93 points
Drinking Window 2023 - 2034
From: The 2012 Red Burgundies from Bottle (Mar 2015)
Moderately saturated medium red. Highly aromatic nose combines raspberry, strawberry, clove oil, dried flowers, smoked meat and pungent minerality. Silky, dense and fine-grained, with a high percentage of whole-cluster fermentation energizing the middle palate and giving this very complex Clos de la Roche lovely perfume and early sex appeal. But this is built for a graceful evolution in bottle. - By Stephen Tanzer on November 2014