2010 Louis Jadot Latricieres-Chambertin Grand Cru

Endless streaks of minerality run through the 2010 Latricieres-Chambertin. Graphite, cassis and spices are woven together beautifully as this cool, introspective wine begins to open up in the glass. The Latricieres needs time in bottle to come together, but I don’t quite see the potential here of the best Grand Crus in the lineup. This is a subtle style best suited for readers who appreciate the more understated, at times even fleeting, side of Grand Cru Burgundy. The Latricieres is one of two 2010 Grand Crus made with 100% whole clusters. I can’t wait to see how this turns out in bottle. Anticipated maturity: 2025-2040. I tasted an amazing range of 2010 reds at Jadot with long-term winemaker Jacques Lardiere and his successor Frederic Barnier. In order to make this large section of the report easier to read, I have broken up the wines into the Cote de Beaune and Cote de Nuits. Lardiere and Barnier told me they were quite worried about the prospects for the harvest upon their return from summer vacations in August, but the year was saved by a perfect September. Yields are down 25-50% because of the frost and cold weather earlier in the year, but overall quality is very high. Lardiere and Barnier also noted that early on it appeared that there would be a wide gap in quality between the Cote de Beaune and the Cote de Nuits, but over time that gap narrowed to some extent. Still, there is little question the vintage was more challenging in the Cote de Beaune because of a rainier summer and overall higher precipitation throughout the year. Importer: Kobrand Corp., Purchase, NY; tel. (914) 253-7756