Jadot is a producer of two faces. On the one hand they are one of Burgundy`s largest and most prolific negociant producers, whose wines appear in supermarkets and high street chains in many countries. On the other, they own and farm plots and monopoles in some of the region`s most desirable real estate. Their iconic leader on the winemaking front is Jacques Lardiere, who - shockingly - is obsessed with terroir, rather than easy drinking fruit. His concerns are much taken up with the rock under the soil and making wines with as little intervention as possible. Under his direction, Jadot have grown both in size and credibility as a producer of high quality and ageworthy wines. 2007 was, I imagine, a perfect year for Jacques, because the vintage so beautifully points up the terroir differences he is so passionate about and because it enables him and his team to work even harder than usual. While you may see some people disrespectin` the Jadot portfolio out of lazy habit, their wines showed well at our tasting with minerality and perfume in the reds and citrus, minerality and finely balanced oak on the whites. (CW 20/02/09)