Thread: TN: 99 Jadot Beaune

On Jul 14, 8:38�am, DaleW <Dwmi...@aol.com> wrote:
> Last night I had a quiet dinner on patio alone. Rubbed a cornish hen
> with a Ming Tsai tea/chile/5spice blend (a gift that Betsy hadn't
> used), put in on grill with some corn, squash, and figs. Wine was the
> 1999 Jadot "Bressandes" Beaune 1er. Very light at first, high acids,
> almost dilute. Put on some weight in glass, filled out. Fairly tart
> red fruit, mostly cherries and raspberries. Nice with the food, and
> held well for entire evening. Light but persistent tannins, good
> acids. Some faint earth and meat notes. Pleasant, but a bit of a
> disappointment, I had some good expectations and this never really
> grabbed me. Lacked exubernace. I had thought a lesser '99 1er might be
> drinking well now. Maybe it's just awkward phase, but my only one, so
> I'll never know! B/B-
>
> Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
> wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
> drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
> promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.�

I've never been a fan of Jadot's Beaune's. They always seem a bit
light a dilute regardless of vintage or vineyard. Maybe a stylistic
issue for me but I like a little more heft in a 1er.

On Jul 14, 2:30*pm, "Bi!!" <rvwr...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Jul 14, 8:38 am, DaleW <Dwmi...@aol.com> wrote:
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> > Last night I had a quiet dinner on patio alone. Rubbed a cornish hen
> > with a Ming Tsai tea/chile/5spice blend (a gift that Betsy hadn't
> > used), put in on grill with some corn, squash, and figs. Wine was the
> > 1999 Jadot "Bressandes" Beaune 1er. Very light at first, high acids,
> > almost dilute. Put on some weight in glass, filled out. Fairly tart
> > red fruit, mostly cherries and raspberries. Nice with the food, and
> > held well for entire evening. Light but persistent tannins, good
> > acids. Some faint earth and meat notes. Pleasant, but a bit of a
> > disappointment, I had some good expectations and this never really
> > grabbed me. Lacked exubernace. I had thought a lesser '99 1er might be
> > drinking well now. Maybe it's just awkward phase, but my only one, so
> > I'll never know! B/B-
>
> > Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
> > wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
> > drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
> > promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.
>
> I've never been a fan of Jadot's Beaune's. *They always seem a bit
> light a dilute regardless of vintage or vineyard. *Maybe a stylistic
> issue for me but I like a little more heft in a 1er.

Well, for heft from a Jadot Beaune you probably need to look at the
Ursules or Greves. But I generally like the lesser/smaller estate
bottled 1ers like Bressandes, Bocherots, Chouchereaux, Chouachoux (I
know I spelled those wrong), etc. at least in better vintages like
'99, '02, '05.