2007 Montrachet, Grand Cru, Louis Jadot, Burgundy

Montrachet is situated to the south of the Côte de Beaune, shared between the communes of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet (like the Bâtard-Montrachet). It has a perfect south-east exposure ensuring consistency and higher ripeness levels than neighbouring vineyards. The soil is chalky and contains many stones which enables it to drained well and retain heat.Fragrant with lemon/lime and very faint aromas of spring blossom with spice oak evident but not dominant. More savoury on the palate, oak already beautifully integrated. Creamy textured, firm but giving pleasure already. Dense and concentrated and long without any sense of heaviness.julia_harding MW, JancisRobinson.com (June 2009)

From a blend of both Chassagne and Puligny.An almost invisible hint of wood frames stunningly refined if restrained, elegant and ripe floral, green fruit and spice notes with a most interesting touch of violets that can also be found on the rich, full-bodied and delicious flavors that possess ample underlying tension with plenty of finishing punch and vibrancy on the hugely long finish. This is a powerful but not massive Montrachet with buckets of dry extract and the class is obvious as is the impeccable balance of the linear and palate staining backend.Drink from 2015 onwardallen_meadows, burghound_com.com (July 2009)

From the sites Chassagne side, Jadots 2007 Montrachet smells like an essence of fresh apple and quince laced with brown spices, lily, and narcissus; detonates on the palate with an energetic interplay of fruit, flowers, spices, and chalk; and finishes with an uncanny sense of lift to accompany its creamy richness and sheer extract. This extraordinarily seductive, liquidly floral essence should be worth following for at least a dozen years, but unlike so many of its appellation, one does not have the feeling it would be a crime much less a disappointment to pop a cork already in 2010.David Schildknecht - 22/12/2009