Jadot’s white 2006 Beaune Bressandes seems to reflect its relatively stony, high-elevation origins in a decisive sense of chalk and stone as well as an almost Chablis-like saline, meaty savor, all underpinning ripe pineapple, pear, and yellow plum. Texturally rich yet with an underlying sense of firmness and invigorating vivacity, this clearly illustrates an instance where the site is perfectly suited to the vintage. Given its track record, I would not bet against this maturing fascinatingly for a decade or more. The impressive collection of Jadot 2006s were slow both in their alcoholic fermentation and their malo-lactic evolution, which director Jacques Lardiere considered all to the good when it came to imposing structure and building complexity in wines of such ripeness and relatively high alcohol. In any case, Jadot whites seldom complete their malo-lactic transformation, and if one seeks a vintage to demonstrate the virtues of that approach, surely 2006 is the poster child. Furthermore, anyone who thinks that there are no values left in white Burgundy today has clearly not given Jadot’s wide range the attention it deserves. (These wines were assembled from barrel for my tasting and/or tasted from a range of individual barrels. I have generally made note of those wines not owned by Jadot and its associates by at least indicating whether grapes or juice were purchased.) Importer: Kobrand, Inc., New York, NY; tel.(212) 490 9300

Jadot’s white 2006 Beaune Bressandes seems to reflect its relatively stony, high-elevation origins in a decisive sense of chalk and stone as well as an almost Chablis-like saline, meaty savor, all underpinning ripe pineapple, pear, and yellow plum. Texturally rich yet with an underlying sense of firmness and invigorating vivacity, this clearly illustrates an instance where the site is perfectly suited to the vintage. Given its track record, I would not bet against this maturing fascinatingly for a decade or more. The impressive collection of Jadot 2006s were slow both in their alcoholic fermentation and their malo-lactic evolution, which director Jacques Lardiere considered all to the good when it came to imposing structure and building complexity in wines of such ripeness and relatively high alcohol. In any case, Jadot whites seldom complete their malo-lactic transformation, and if one seeks a vintage to demonstrate the virtues of that approach, surely 2006 is the poster child. Furthermore, anyone who thinks that there are no values left in white Burgundy today has clearly not given Jadot’s wide range the attention it deserves. (These wines were assembled from barrel for my tasting and/or tasted from a range of individual barrels. I have generally made note of those wines not owned by Jadot and its associates by at least indicating whether grapes or juice were purchased.)Importer: Kobrand, Inc., New York, NY; tel.(212) 490 9300