Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: Santenay—often the greatest value amongst Burgundies—was my go-to wine. It is so affordable as I was growing up in the wine business. Today it is still a bargain in the marketplace. The 2017 vintage Louis Jadot Santenay Clos Faubard 1er Cru is lovely and persistent. Its aromas and flavors of apple, dried peach skin, creamy notes make a perfect choice with oven-baked poulet with fresh greens. (Tasted: January 22, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
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Decanter
A new addition to the Jadot range in 2017, and a very promising début it is, extending their presence in Santenay. The oak is spicy and toasty, underpinning a wine with plenty of citrus and stone fruit aromas, a leesy mid-palate and a long, tapering finish.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
In the far southern end of the Côte de Beaune, Santenay forms a little notch that juts into the otherwise straight border with Côte Chalonnaise.
Santenay red wines show the true essence of red Burgundy at good price points and without demanding a lot of cellar time. Enticing aromas of rose-petal, violet, red fruits and licorice lead to sturdiness on the palate. With soils rich in oolitic limestone and marl, this is the home of well-constructed, hearty Pinot noir and represents a fantastic region to explore if you are just beginning your understanding of red Burgundy.
Reputable vineyards of Santenay include La Maladière, as well as the Premier Crus of La Comme, Clos de Tavannes, and Les Gravières.