In 1993, Jadot purchased several cuvees at the Hospices de Beaune auction. Two of the Beaune wines, the Cuvee Guigone de Salins and Cuvee Roland Rousseau, exhibit more toasty new oak than most Jadot wines (the Hospices routinely utilizes 100% new oak as opposed to the 50% used by Jadot for most of its wines), as well as sweet fruit, plenty of lavish vanillin and pain grillee notes, medium body, charm, glycerin, and flesh. The tannic structure is present, but these wines can be drunk in 2-3 years and cellared for 12 or more.Jadot produced a high percentage of successful wines in 1993. There are also disappointments, particularly in the lower appellations which have turned out tough and tannic. There is no Jadot house style, save for rich, well-delineated, structured wines that stand the test of time. As a vintage, 1993 is less consistently excellent than 1990 or 1989.In 1988, all the grand crus were bottled without filtration. That vintage was followed in 1990 and subsequent vintages, with all the premier and grand crus bottled without fining or filtration.Importer: Kobrand Corp., New York, NY; tel. (212) 490-9300