Louis Jadot, Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Couchereaux, 2002 loire_valley-template became an instant icon

became an instant icon

Drink now with a decant or cellar for a decade

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Louis Jadot, Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Couchereaux, 2002 loire_valley-template became an instant icon2002 is the Burgundy vintage that never made much noise and quietly turned out to be one of the most reliable of its decade. A cool May gave way to a warm, dry summer, and then a north wind in September dried the crop, preserved acidity and concentrated the fruit, producing reds that are pure and medium bodied with fine ripe tannins rather than muscle. This bottling comes from Clos des Couchereaux, a Beaune 1er Cru site on a south facing slope of well