Louis Jadot - Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuees, Domaine Louis Jadot 2020
Price: $149.96
| Producer | Louis Jadot |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 600701 |
| Size | 750ml |
Les Fuées is an outstanding Premier Cru vineyard in Chambolle-Musigny. We like to think of it as an extension of the great Grand Cru Bonnes-Mares as it borders that esteemed Grand Cru. Much of what makes Bonnes-Mares so famous carries over to Les Fuées. It sits at the same altitude—between 280 and 300 meters, just above the road that connects Chambolle to Morey-Saint-Denis. It shares the same limestone bedrock and similarly stony, well-drained soils.
Among Chambolle-Musigny's Premier Crus, Les Fuées stands out for its firm personality. Unlike the delicate floral charm of Les Amoureuses or the silkiness of wines from Chambolle village, Fuées wines are more mineral and earthy in character, with a core of darker fruits. On the palate, they show fuller body and depth, with a structure that supports aging.
The name Les Fuées has feudal origins: in old French, a “fuée” (or “fouée”) referred to the amount of land a peasant could hoe in a day, and by extension, the number of working days a lord could require from his subjects to tend his vines. The hoe—a simple tool with a wooden handle and flat iron blade—was ideal for shallow soil work, allowing for fast weeding, hilling, and aeration. Given the rocky, labor-intensive nature of the site, it’s easy to imagine that it would have demanded many such days of toil.
Wine Advocate: 92-94 Points
The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuées (Domaine Louis Jadot) reveals a deep bouquet of plums, dark berry fruit, exotic spices, orange rind and raw cocoa. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and concentrated, with powdery tannins, tangy acids and a mineral finish, it's a real success. The 2020 vintage has turned out beautifully at this address, delivering concentrated, flavorful wines with alcohol levels between 13.3% and 13.7% and with low pHs. Winemaker Frédéric Barnier told me that efforts were made to pick earlier in the day, and that fruit waiting to be processed was kept fresh in a special cold room. In the cellar, foudres and 500-liter barrels now complement classic 228-liter pièces, a further evolution adapting to warmer, riper vintages. But aside from the quality of the 2020s and these technical developments, described in more detail in the accompanying tasting notes, there's other noteworthy news too: in 2021, Jadot entered into organic conversion for their domaine vineyards.
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