The Louis Jadot Côtes de Nuits-Villages Le Vaucrain can be produced in different villages : Brochon, Fixin, Premeaux Prissey, Corgoloin and Comblanchien.The Louis Jadot vineyard of 3.5 hectares Le Vaucrain has been acquired in 1996. It is located in Comblanchien, next to the famous Nuits Saint-Georges Premier Cru Clos de la Maréchale
Harvest is done by hand, grapes are put in small cases in order not to damage the berries. Grapes are then sorted out by hand and destemmed. Maceration in open wooden vats or in stanless steel vats lasts 3 to 4 weeks. During fermentation pigeage is done twice per day. The wine ages 18 months in oak barrels from our cooperage; 1/3 of the barrels are new.
Maison Louis Jadot
Domaine Louis Jadot owns almost 200 hectares of vineyards in Burgundy, of which 70 hectares lie in the Côte d’Or covering an enviable range of great Premier and Grand Crus. Established in 1859 by Louis Henri Denis Jadot, in the heart of Beaune, Louis Jadot was purchased by Rudi Kopf ’s USA Company Kobrand, in 1985. Pierre Henri-Gagey, President, succeeded his father André in 1992, and Frédéric Barnier succeeded Jacques Lardière as Chief Winemaker in 2011. In 2019, the vineyards and Domaines managed by Maison Louis Jadot were awarded the level 3 certification of Haute Valeur Environnementale.
