Louis Jadot, Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules Monopole, 1998 21225BORCHAMP which helped the fruit cross

which helped the fruit cross the finish line for harvest in September

and ideal for anyone curious about the natural wine scene in Italy

made for drinking now rather than cellaring

savory edge that feels more Right Bank than Valley floor

and vanilla emerge

Louis Jadot, Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules Monopole, 1998 21225BORCHAMP which helped the fruit crossBefore there was even a Maison Louis Jadot, there was this vineyard. The Jadot family bought Clos des Ursules in 1826, more than three decades before founding their famous house, and it has been theirs alone ever sincea walled monopole of barely three acres tucked inside the Vignes Franches premier cru at the southern edge of Beaune, on land the Ursuline nuns worked for roughly two centuries (convent founded 1626, plot sold to Jadot family in 1826).