Louis Jadot, Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules, 2003 ETA 8/18/25] for Jura Chardonnay as one

for Jura Chardonnay as one of France's great expressions of the grape

With its iconic label and deep roots in Bordeaux history

Sourced from small plots around Taurasi

and rests 15 to 18 months on its lees in underground vats

Foot-trodden in traditional stone lagares

Louis Jadot, Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Ursules, 2003 ETA 8/18/25] for Jura Chardonnay as oneClos des Ursules is a walled two hectare parcel inside the Beaune 1er Cru of Les Vignes Franches, and Louis Henry Denis Jadot bought it in 1826, thirty three years before the Jadot firm itself existed. Before that it belonged to the Ursuline convent in Beaune, which is where the name comes from. It sits mid slope on Beaune's southern hill toward Pommard, below Clos des Mouches and Les Aigrots, and it is a monopole farmed by Domaine des Heritiers Louis